paraphrase (verb)
1paraphrase — ► VERB ▪ express the meaning of (something) using different words. ► NOUN ▪ a rewording of a passage …
2paraphrase — /ˈpærəfreɪz / (say paruhfrayz) noun 1. a restatement of the sense of a text or passage, as for clearness; a free rendering or translation, as of a passage. 2. the act or process of paraphrasing. –verb (paraphrased, paraphrasing) –verb (t) 3. to… …
3paraphrase — verb express the meaning of (something) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity. noun a rewording of a passage. Derivatives paraphrasable adjective paraphrastic adjective Origin C16: via L. from Gk paraphrasis, from… …
4paraphrase — verb Syn: reword, rephrase, express differently, rewrite, gloss …
5paraphrase — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin paraphrasis, from Greek, from paraphrazein to paraphrase, from para + phrazein to point out Date: 1548 1. a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form 2. the use or… …
6paraphrase — [[t]pæ̱rəfreɪz[/t]] paraphrases, paraphrasing, paraphrased 1) VERB If you paraphrase someone or paraphrase something that they have said or written, you express what they have said or written in a different way. [V n] Parents, to paraphrase… …
7paraphrase — I UK [ˈpærəˌfreɪz] / US [ˈperəˌfreɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms paraphrase : present tense I/you/we/they paraphrase he/she/it paraphrases present participle paraphrasing past tense paraphrased past participle paraphrased to express what… …
8paraphrase — 1. noun a) a restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning b) a similar restatement as an educational exercise 2 …
9paraphrase — par|a|phrase1 [ perə,freız ] verb transitive to express what someone else has said or written using different words, especially in order to make it shorter or clearer paraphrase par|a|phrase 2 [ perə,freız ] noun count a statement that uses… …
10paraphrase — 1 verb (T) to express in a shorter or clearer way what someone has written or said: To paraphrase Finkelstein: mathematics is a language, like English. 2 noun (C) a statement that expresses in a shorter or clearer way what someone has said or… …
