verb
- to express something in different words, especially to make it clearer or more acceptable
Examples
- Let me rephrase that question so it’s easier to understand.
- The teacher asked him to rephrase his answer more politely.
- Could you rephrase what you just said?
- She rephrased the instructions to make them clearer.
- The politician rephrased his controversial statement.
- I need to rephrase this sentence to avoid confusion.