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write vs rewrite

rewrite vs write

write is not a noun while rewrite is a noun.

write and rewrite both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
write No No Yes No
rewrite Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rewrite is a hyponym of write; that is, rewrite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than write:
  • write: communicate or express by writing
  • rewrite: write differently; alter the writing of
Other hyponyms of write include write in, style, apostrophise, apostrophize, sign, subscribe, type, typewrite, handwrite, jot, jot down, scrabble, scribble, get down, put down, set down, write down, cut, issue, make out, write out, write up, tweet.
As verbs, rewrite is a hyponym of write; that is, rewrite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than write:
  • write: produce a literary work
  • rewrite: rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
Other hyponyms of write include draw, lyric, write about, write of, write on, profile, paragraph, paragraph, write off, dash off, fling off, knock off, scratch off, toss off, write copy, adopt, dramatise, dramatize, draft, outline, poetise, poetize, verse, versify, author, annotate, footnote, cite, reference, write out, write up, script.
write (noun) rewrite (noun)
something that has been written again
write (verb) rewrite (verb)
communicate or express by writing write differently; alter the writing of
record data on a computer rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
contact in writing
produce a literary work
mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
write music
create code, write a computer program
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