Reword

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ˌriːˈwəːd/

Definitions

1. To state or express something using different words to clarify or improve the meaning
2. To convey information again in an alternative phrasing to make it clearer or more suitable
3. To restate a message or idea using new wording to enhance understanding or style

Etymology: "Reword" is a plain English compound: the prefix "re-", meaning again or anew, attached to "word". To reword something is to put it into different words while keeping its sense, so the verb is essentially "word again." The prefix has a longer road behind it than the verb does. The source traces "re-" back through Latin "re-", and the same element reached English by way of Old French "re-", which carried the sense of repetition into Middle English. The verb itself is a modern English formation built from those parts, so the history of "reword" is largely the history of the prefix and the noun it attaches to.

Synonyms: rephrase, paraphrase, rewrite, restate, express differently