Rephrase
(verb)
- To express something in a different way, often in order to clarify or simplify it.
- To repeat the meaning of something in different words.
Origin:
From the 1620s, from the latin word refrase, which is a combination of the prefix re- meaning "again" and the word phrase meaning "phrase". .
Examples:
- Can you rephrase that question so I understand it better?
- He rephrased his statement in order to avoid any confusion.
- She had to rephrase her report because it was too technical.
- He rephrased the sentence to make it more eloquent.
- I had to rephrase my answer to the question to make it more accurate.