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Renewal vs Rewrite - What's the difference?

renewal | rewrite |

As nouns the difference between renewal and rewrite

is that renewal is the act of renewing while rewrite is the act of writing again or anew.

As a verb rewrite is

to write again, differently (to modify).

renewal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of renewing.
  • (fencing) An offensive action made immediately after a parried one

    • Derived terms

    * urban renewal

    rewrite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of writing again or anew.
  • Something that has been written again.

    • Verb

  • To write again, differently (to modify).
  • To write again (without changing).

    • Usage notes

    * The verb "restate" has analogous senses "to state again" and "to rephrase, to state again differently".

    Derived terms

    * rewritable