paraphrase
noun
- restatement of the meaning of a text or passage using other words
verb
- summarize, rephrase someone else's words
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz/
noun
Etymology: From Middle French paraphrase.
- A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.
“Near-synonym: paraphrasis”
“close paraphrase”
- One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.
verb
Etymology: From Middle French paraphrase.
- To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.
“She asked the student to paraphrase the passage.”