"rewriting" in the noun sense
1. rewriting, revising
editing that involves writing something again
"rewriting" in the verb sense
1. rewrite
write differently alter the writing of
"The student rewrote his thesis"
2. rewrite
rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
"re-write a play for use in schools"
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