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Noun: rephrasing  ,ree'frey-zing
  1. Changing a particular word or phrase
    - rewording, recasting
Verb: rephrase  ree'freyz
  1. Express the same message in different words
    "They must rephrase and rewrite the sentence";
    - paraphrase, reword

Derived forms: rephrasings

Type of: ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, revising, rewriting