to rework
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4.0
- verb
- /ˌriːˈwɜrk/
- So you will stop it and rework it if it isn't working.
- rework a problem
- rework an idea
- rework materials
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Watch on YouTubeSo you will stop it and rework it if it isn't working.
- So you will stop it and rework it if it isn't working.
- Those are being repurposed, reworked into Weird of the White Wolf.
- The actors are going to improvise and rework the dialogue anyway.
- It could be all sorts of things once they're able to rework the universal order.
- And I have to rework my life to to to preserve some of this.
- No, why don't you just get a better job or rework what you think is your standard of living?
- And he's been a statue of Augustus, grandson Gaius, reworked into a statue of Nero.
- I'm going to go back and, you know, rework.
- I mean, I've, I've, I'm telling you, it's there's just the suburbs need to rework from top to bottom.
- Those neural networks are reworked constantly.
- Morphosis worked over the course of very long poems so that layers are stripped or reworked or filmed with chemicals or thin alloys.
- In fact, we're pushing this video through faster because we think they will probably come down soon and we'd have to rework the entire video.
- It's as mesmerizing as the idea that you could rework your childhood or get to go through high school again without being bullied.
- So the idea there is that because things don't inherently have meaning, then we through the discourse we rework meaning.
Examples
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I think we should rework the script a little.
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The actors are going to improvise and rework the dialogue anyway.
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I do think I want to rework this space a bit.
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Went to New York to rework his novel for publication.
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We'd be in a better position to rework the pathway if we knew more about it.
Academic text (1995) -
Students were given the choice of reworking and resubmitting the homework problem.
Academic text (2000) -
I've reworked the speech for the PAC meeting.
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Degas kept the painting in his studio and reworked it during the 1890s.
Academic text (1993) -
The teacher asked me to rework my project to include more research.
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After reviewing the feedback, she decided to rework the presentation for clarity.
Synonyms
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2.8
To make a new version of a text to improve or change it
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3.4
Change a piece of writing to correct mistakes and make it better
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4.3
Make a thing or person look new and work better
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3.7
Change the look or plan of something, like a website, to make it better
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4.0
Make something better by making a few small changes
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2.1
Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better
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3.5
To make something again in a new or better way
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4.4
Organize something in a new way so it works better
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4.9
To change something to make it look or work better
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5.4
Change the order or settings of something to fit new needs
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4.6
To check and fix or change something completely to make it work better
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3.4
To change the way something is arranged to make it work better
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3.8
Change something or yourself again to fit a new situation
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5.9
Change a plan or system to make it work better
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4.7
Think of something in a new way
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6.5
Change a plan or attitude to fit new information
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5.5
Change a process, system or product to make it work better
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4.9
To change something into a new or different form
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3.9
Change something written, filmed, or recorded to improve it
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3.5
Write something again to make it better
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7.2
To present an old idea again with small changes
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4.6
To change how something is shaped or how it works
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6.0
Arrange parts again in a new way, like a picture or song
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4.7
To change and improve an idea, plan, or computer program
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7.0
To change the machines and how a factory works to make it work better
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5.1
Change something old so it can be used in a new way
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6.2
To bring parts or people back together to make something whole again
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7.3
To change the way a company or team works to meet new goals
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4.2
Improve writing or a presentation by making small changes
To change the appearance or design to make it more modern
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
rework = work (transparent) = re + work
This is standard prefixation of 're-' onto 'work', and the meaning 'work on again' directly matches the sense.
Etymology
The word rework is made of the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the common word work meaning 'to do a task'. So, to rework something is to 'work on it again' in order to change or improve it.