paraphrase

²paraphrase

verb

paraphrasedparaphras·ing

Definition of PARAPHRASE

intransitive verb

: to make a paraphrase

transitive verb

: to make a paraphrase of

— para·phras·able \ˌper-ə-ˈfrā-zə-bəl, ˌpa-rə-\ adjective

— para·phras·er noun

Examples of PARAPHRASE

1. I'm paraphrasing, but he did say something like that.
2. <could you paraphrase your diagnosis of my medical condition, using simpler language?>

First Known Use of PARAPHRASE

1596

Related to PARAPHRASE

Synonyms: rephrase, restate, reword, translate

Antonyms: quote

Related Words: boil down, recapitulate, reiterate, summarize, sum up

Near Antonyms: echo, repeat; copy, reproduce, transcribe

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