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Noun rewriting has 1 sense

rewriting, revising - editing that involves writing something again
--₁ is a kind of editing, redaction
--₁ has particulars:
revision, revisal, revise, rescript; rewording, recasting, rephrasing

Derived form: verb rewrite₁

Verb rewrite has 2 senses

rewrite - write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"
--₁ is one way to write

Derived forms: noun rewrite₁, noun rewriter₁, noun rewriting₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
rewrite - rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"
--₂ is one way to write, compose, pen, indite

Derived forms: noun rewrite₁, noun rewriter₁
Sample sentence:
Did he rewrite his major works over a short period of time?