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rephrase
What does rephrase mean?
rephrase (verb): express the same message in different words.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use rephrase in a sentence?
Where does rephrase come from?
From re- + phrase.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of rephrase?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “rephrase” mean?
express the same message in different words
Right! That's what “rephrase” means.
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
Not quite: that's what insist means.
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Not quite: that's what compound means.
to change greatly the appearance or form of
Not quite: that's what transform means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “rephrase”?
strengthen
Not quite: strengthen means something else.
facilitate
Not quite: facilitate means something else.
paraphrase
Right!
substitute
Not quite: substitute means something else.
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