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verb re·work \ (ˌ)rē-ˈwərk \

Definition of rework

transitive verb

:to work again or anew: such as

a :revise

b :to reprocess (something, such as used material) for further use

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Examples of rework in a Sentence

The design has been completely reworked.
the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape

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Engineers took that class of problem and reworked the software to yield correctly.

— alexis c. madrigal, The Atlantic, "Inside Waymo's Secret World for Training Self-Driving Cars," 23 Aug. 2017
Over the past year, Greitzer and Braman have been reworking and polishing their script and songs.

— rick kogan, chicagotribune.com, "'Pushcart Tony' tells the all-too-forgotten Chicago story of Anton Cermak," 19 July 2017
Wedding dresses are sold secondhand, the label Re/Done has made a whole business out of artfully reworking denim discards, and even Victorian-era silk slips are coveted items.

— liana satenstein, Vogue, "Vintage Bathing Suits Are Having a Moment: Chic or Eek?," 18 July 2017
Barney helped her chose new images and rework originals for the August reprint of her seminal book, Iowa, by University of Texas Press.

— Cincinnati.com, "Main Cup photo show captures slow, behind-the-scenes Milford," 5 July 2017
A century ago, the construction of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks reworked the land and water of central Puget Sound for development and forever displaced natural resources.

— lynda v. mapes, The Seattle Times, "Water’s natural rhythms nourished our area’s native culture. Then came the Ballard Locks.," 29 June 2017
Photo: Getty WASHINGTON—Senate Republican leaders scrambled Wednesday to rework by week’s end their plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, but GOP senators remained mired in disputes over key policy planks of the bill.

— michelle hackman, WSJ, "Senate Republicans Scramble to Rework Health Bill," 28 June 2017
That’s when the Panthers could begin discussions about reworking Newton’s deal.

— joseph person, charlotteobserver, "What Derek Carr’s monster deal means for the Panthers’ Cam Newton and other NFL QBs," 24 June 2017
Singer and Winfield reworked it in 2010, adding in new bits that had come from some of the many touring and regional productions of the show.

— christopher arnott, courant.com, "'Complete Works of William Shakespeare' At Playhouse On Park," 22 June 2017

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First Known Use of rework

1842

rework Synonyms

Synonyms

alter, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, change, vary

Antonyms

fix, freeze, set, stabilize

Related Words

deform, metamorphose, mutate; regenerate, revolutionize, transfigure, transform, transmute; commute, convert, exchange; rejigger, retool

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: to make changes to (something, such as a piece of writing or music) in order to improve it

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