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Refers to storage media that can be re-recorded many times. Contrast with write once. See magnetic disk, magnetic tape and rewritable optical disc.

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verb

To prepare a new version of: amend, emend, emendate, revamp, revise, rework. See change/persist.

noun

The act or process of revising: amendment, emendation, revision. See change/persist.

• Journalism - rewrite: editorial revision of copy; (vb) revise copy
• Movie People and Show Business - rewrite: thorough revision of screenplay

Common misspelling(s) of rewrite

• rewriet

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skrive om, omskrive, bearbejde
v. intr. - redigere
n. - omskrivning, redigeret udgave

Nederlands (Dutch)
herschrijven

Français (French)
v. tr. - réécrire, (US, Journ) rédiger
v. intr. - revoir/réviser (un texte)
n. - réécriture

Deutsch (German)
v. - noch einmal schreiben, umschreiben
n. - Umgeschriebenes

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξαναγράφω
n. - ξαναγραμμένο/χτενισμένο κείμενο

Italiano (Italian)
riscrivere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rescrever
n. - nova redação (f)

Русский (Russian)
переписать, переделать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - volver a escribir o redactar
v. intr. - volver a escribir o redactar
n. - revisión

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skriva om
n. - omredigering

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
重写, 修改, 改写, 加工编写, 重写的文稿, 重编写的新闻稿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 重寫, 修改, 改寫, 加工編寫
v. intr. - 重寫, 修改, 改寫, 加工編寫
n. - 重寫, 重寫的文稿, 改寫, 重編寫的新聞稿

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 다시 쓰다, 고쳐 쓰다
v. intr. - 다시 쓰다, 고쳐 쓰다
n. - 고쳐 씀, 고쳐 쓴 기사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 書き直し, 書き直し記事
v. - 再び書く, 書き直す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكتب ثانيه (الاسم) المقاله الناشئه عن هذة الصياغه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שכתב, כתב מחדש‬
v. intr. - ‮שכתב, הכניס שינויים בחומר כתוב‬
n. - ‮שכתוב, כתיבה מחדש, תמליל משוכתב‬