Noun: rephrasing ,ree'frey-zing
- Changing a particular word or phrase
"The lawyer suggested a rephrasing of the clause to avoid ambiguity";
- rewording, recasting
- Express the same message in different words
"They must rephrase and rewrite the sentence";
- paraphrase, reword
Derived forms: rephrasings
Type of: ingeminate [archaic], iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, revising, rewriting
Encyclopedia: Rephrasing