paraphrase meaning - Google Search

paraphrase meaning - Google Searchparaphrase

ˈparəfreɪz/

verb

1. 1.

   express the meaning of (something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.

   "you can either quote or paraphrase literary texts"

   synonyms:

   reword, rephrase, put/express in other words, put/express in one's own words, express differently, rewrite, rescript, restate, rehash, interpret,gloss "you can either quote or paraphrase literary texts"

noun

1. 1.

   a rewording of something written or spoken.

   "scattered here and there in the text are frank paraphrases of lines from Virgil, Cicero, and Quintilian"

   synonyms:

   rewording, rephrasing, rewriting, rewrite, restatement, restating,rehash, rendition, rendering, version, interpretation, gloss; rareparaphrasis