Redrafted

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Produced a new version of a document by making changes or rewriting parts
2. Created an updated draft of a text by modifying the content to improve it
3. Prepared another form of a written work through editing and rewriting elements

Etymology: "Redrafted" is the past tense and past participle of "redraft," so it is the form of a verb meaning to write a new draft of something. Its history is a simple combination of two parts: the prefix "re-," meaning again, and "draft." The prefix traces back through Latin "re-" to a very ancient root, while "draft" came into English from Old French, where the word for a drawing or sketch was "drafte," a form of "drait" meaning something drawn or traced. The verb "redraft" follows the same pattern as many English words built with "re-," such as "rewrite" or "rebuild." Once "draft" had become a common term for a preliminary version of a document, adding "re-" gave speakers a convenient way to describe producing another version. The result is a transparent word whose meaning can be read straight from its parts.