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Rewrite vs Rewrote - What's the difference?

rewrite | rewrote |

As verbs the difference between rewrite and rewrote

is that rewrite is to write again, differently (to modify) while rewrote is simple past of rewrite.

As a noun rewrite

is the act of writing again or anew.

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

    rewrote

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (rewrite)

    • 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