Reword (verb)

1. To express something in different words, especially in order to make it clearer or more polite.
2. To revise or rewrite the wording of something.

Origin:

Late 16th century: from re- "again" + word.

Examples:

1. I needed to reword my statement to avoid offending anyone.
2. The teacher asked the student to reword her answer to make it more clear.
3. The company had to reword their advertisement to comply with new regulations.
4. They reworded the contract to make it more legally binding.
5. The author had to reword several sentences in the manuscript to make them more concise.