How to spell rewrite

hear itre·write/ri'raةھt/verbPrefixes and work

What it means: To write something again in a different or improved way.

In a sentence: I had to rewrite my story because I made a mistake.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as re write or rewritee.

Same family: writer, writing, written, rewrite (verb), rewriting. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Rewrite” is formed from the prefix “re-,” meaning “again,” and the verb “write.” It became common in publishing and journalism to describe a text that has been written again, often to make it clearer or more accurate.

Patterns it uses: Prefixes keep every letter

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