Paraphrasing definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PAR'APHRASING, ppr. Explaining or ... v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraphrased; p. pr. & vb. n. Paraphrasing.] To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give the ...
... meaning in another form 2. the use or process of paraphrasing in studying or teaching composition II. verb (-phrased; -phrasing) Date ... v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraphrased; p. pr. & vb. n. Paraphrasing.] To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give the ... i. To make a paraphrase. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (paraphrases, paraphrasing, paraphrased) 1. If you paraphrase someone or paraphrase something that ... paraphrase Philip Larkin, can seriously damage your health... I'm paraphrasing but this is honestly what he said. VERB: V n ...
... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: altered by paraphrasing Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: French paraphrastique, from Greek paraphrastikos ... Par`a*phras"tic*al, a. [Gr.?: cf. F. paraphrastique.] Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or translating in words ...