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restatement

restatement

5 4.1
A different way of saying the same idea to make it clearer
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈsteɪtmənt/
translation icon : 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
7 3.7

Changing a text to make it clearer or better

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

Putting something into different words to make it clearer

is broader, covering any expression 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
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
paraphrasis
vsrestatement
9.9

Saying something in different words to make it clearer

is the wider act of restating beyond just clarity purposes
rearticulation
vsrestatement
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
redescription
vsrestatement
7.0

To describe something again in a new or clearer way

is about repeating content broadly, not limited to descriptive 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
44 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.