rework

1 to make different in some way the sculptor reworked the clay into another shape Synonyms alter, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, change, varyRelated Words deform, metamorphose, mutate; regenerate, revolutionize, transfigure, transform, transmute; commute, convert, exchange; rejigger, retoolAntonyms fix, freeze, set, stabilize

2 to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating the magazine will publish your poem if you rework it so that it's a little shorter Synonyms redraft, revamp, revise, editRelated Words perfect, polish, touch up; copyedit, read, sub [British], subedit; reedit; amend, annotate, correct, emend, rectify; fact-check; anthologize, collect, compile; get out, issue, print, publish; abridge, blue-pencil, redact, red-pencil; engross, recopy