: to write (something) again especially in a different way in order to improve it or to include new information
The teacher asked him to rewrite the essay.
I had to rewrite the computer program/code.
—sometimes used figurativelyYou can't rewrite history. [=you can't change the past]
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“Rewrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/rewrite. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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