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reword

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌriːˈwəːd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 W ER1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To change the wording of; to restate using different words.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paraphrase, rephrase

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 word English reword From re- + word.