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Definition of rephrase verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

rephrase

verb

NAmE//ˌriˈfreɪz//

rephrase somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they rephrase

he / she / it rephrases

past simple rephrased

-ing form rephrasing

to say or write something using different words in order to make the meaning clearer or less offensive, etc.

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