paraphrase

From Middle French paraphrase

paraphrase (countable and uncountable, plural paraphrases)

1. A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning.
2. (Scotland) One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.

• paraphrastic
• paraphrastical
• paraphrastically

• Etymology of translation
• metaphrase

paraphrase (third-person singular simple present paraphrases, present participle paraphrasing, simple past and past participle paraphrased)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase.

• Homophones: paraphrasent, paraphrases

paraphrase

1. first-person singular present indicative of paraphraser
2. third-person singular present indicative of paraphraser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of paraphraser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of paraphraser
5. second-person singular imperative of paraphraser