Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rewrite

1 sense of rewrite

Sense 1
rewrite, revision, rescript -- (something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better")
       => writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rewrite

2 senses of rewrite

Sense 1
rewrite -- (write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis")
       => write -- (communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week")

Sense 2
rewrite -- (rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools")
       => write, compose, pen, indite -- (produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels")