| NOUN | communication | paraphrase, paraphrasis | rewording for the purpose of clarification |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | communication | paraphrase, rephrase, reword | express the same message in different words / words |
| Sounds | peh'rahfrey.z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ablaze ... ways: 57 rhymes with eyz... | |
| Meaning | rewording for the purpose of clarification. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | paraphrasis | |
| Narrower | translation | rewording something in less technical terminology |
| Broader | rewording, recasting, rephrasing | changing a particular word or phrase |
| Spanish | paráfrasis | |
| Catalan | paràfrasi | |
| Adjectives | paraphrastic | altered by paraphrasing |
| Verbs | paraphrase | express the same message in different words / words |
| Meaning | Express the same message in different words / words. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | rephrase, reword | |
| Narrower | translate | Express, as in simple and less technical language |
| Broader | repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell | To say, state, or perform again |
| Spanish | parafrasear | |
| Catalan | parafrasejar | |
| Nouns | paraphrase | rewording for the purpose of clarification |
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