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rephrase

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To say or write something with different wording.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Make sure to rephrase your thesis in your conclusion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

express the same message in different words

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paraphrase, reword

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell

Narrower terms: translate

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English phrase English rephrase From re- + phrase.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: перифразирам (perifraziram) — find a different way to say something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 改述 — find a different way to say something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 換個說法 /换个说法 — find a different way to say something
  • Dutch: herformuleren — find a different way to say something
  • Finnish: muotoilla uudelleen — find a different way to say something
  • Finnish: ilmaista toisin sanoin — find a different way to say something
  • French: reformuler — find a different way to say something
  • German: umformulieren — find a different way to say something
  • Greek: αναδιατυπώνω (anadiatypóno) — find a different way to say something
  • Icelandic: umorða — find a different way to say something
  • Japanese: 言い換える (iikaeru) — find a different way to say something
  • Polish: przeformułowywać — find a different way to say something
  • Polish: przeformułować — find a different way to say something
  • Russian: перефразировать (perefrazirovatʹ) — find a different way to say something
  • Russian: переформулировать (pereformulirovatʹ) — find a different way to say something
  • Russian: пересказать (pereskazatʹ) — find a different way to say something
  • Spanish: reformular — find a different way to say something
  • Spanish: reelaborar — find a different way to say something
  • Spanish: reescribir — find a different way to say something
  • Spanish: frasear de nuevo — find a different way to say something
  • Spanish: volver/tornar a redactar — find a different way to say something
  • Spanish: expresar diferentemente — find a different way to say something
  • Spanish: decir de otra manera — find a different way to say something
  • Swedish: omformulera — find a different way to say something
  • Ukrainian: перефразо́вувати (perefrazóvuvaty) — find a different way to say something
  • Ukrainian: перефразува́ти (perefrazuváty) — find a different way to say something