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restatement

restatement

5 4.1
A different way of saying the same idea to make it clearer
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈsteɪtmənt/
: reformulación
  • The professor provided a clear restatement of the main argument to ensure everyone understood.

President's recent kind of restatement of of of an Open University.

Examples

  • Like the first book, Tallinn 2.0 is intended as a restatement that reflects the law as it is (lex lata).

    Academic text (2017)
  • Nuisance law became more uniform with the release of the Restatement of Torts.

    Academic text (1994)
  • This is again a restatement of the second law, super important.

  • Is that a fair lay restatement of what you just said?

  • Such a construction, however, would be merely a restatement of the authority of Congress and would prove too much.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Third, it is consistent with the approach set forth in the Second Restatement of Conflict of Laws.

    Academic text (2017)
  • By the way, what I wrote is a restatement of the first law of thermodynamics.

    Blog text (32)
  • As a result, ten items needing restatement in a more idiomatic form were identified.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Humanist Manifesto III cannot afford to be a mere restatement of philosophical and social principles and generalities.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Guatemala's reissuance in 1948 of its 1939 postage stamp is a restatement of its right to Belize.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

rewriting
vsrestatement
1 3.7

Changing a text to make it clearer or better

is simply repeating content again, not necessarily a full revision process
rewording
vsrestatement
1 3.5

Saying or writing the same idea using different words to make it clearer

is the general act of saying something again in a revised way
recasting
vsrestatement
1 5.6

Changing the words of a sentence to say it more clearly

is the simpler act of repeating content in a revised way
rephrasing
vsrestatement
1 3.5

Putting something into different words to make it clearer

is broader, covering any expression again in a revised way
redescription
vsrestatement
1 7.0

To describe something again in a new or clearer way

is about repeating content broadly, not limited to descriptive focus
paraphrasis
vsrestatement
1 9.9

Saying something in different words to make it clearer

is the wider act of restating beyond just clarity purposes
rearticulation
vsrestatement
1 7.5

Expressing an idea again in a new, clearer way

is the overall practice of expressing an idea again differently
reexpression
vsrestatement
6.5

Saying or writing something again in a different way to make it clearer

is specifically about saying the same thing again in a new way
revoicing
vsrestatement
  • Jargon
5.7

Saying someone else's words in a new way to make them clearer

is the neutral act of repeating content without the social sharing focus
respecification
vsrestatement
  • Specialized
7.4

An updated plan that describes how something should be made or done

is the general act of expressing something again rather than technical restating

Antonyms

∞ 2.8

Not a copy and existing as the first form

How Different

restatement
5 4.1
paraphrase
7 4.2
repetition
63 2.0

Surface Forms

restatement singular
restatements plural

Morphology

restatement = restate (transparent) = re + state + ment

Adding '-ment' to the verb 'restate' straightforwardly forms a noun meaning the act or result of restating.

Etymology

The word restatement is made of re- 'again' and statement 'something said'. So a restatement is saying an idea again, often in a clearer or different way.