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rewrite

 
 
/ˌriːˈraɪt/ verb [T] (past tense rewrote, past participle rewritten)

Definition

to write something again in order to improve it: I had to rewrite my essay.
(Definition of rewrite verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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