paraphrase
Same meaning, different words
To paraphrase is to restate something in different words, usually for clarity or brevity: Let me paraphrase what she said.
A paraphrase is the result—a rewording that preserves meaning while changing expression.
Unlike quotation, paraphrase doesn't claim exact wording.
Unlike summary, it may be as long as the original.
I'm paraphrasing, but that was the gist.
Change the phrasing
- restateExpress again differently
- reformulateExpress again differently
- recastReform or reassign roles
- rearticulateExpress again in words
rewording · rendition · version · adaptation · reexpression · recasting · rewording · echo
Adapting for specific markets
- transcreationCulturally adaptive translation process
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- idiomaticCharacteristic of natural speech
equivalence · target language · source text · bilingual · fidelity · cross-linguistic · cultural adaptation · free translation
Make less complex
- explainMake something understood
- clarifyMake something understandable
- elucidateTo make understood
- unpackRemove contents from container
demystify · plain language · accessible · digestible · comprehensible · intelligible · straightforward · clear
Critical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- analysisMethodical study of parts
reading · gloss · annotation · meaning · contextualization · unpacking · deconstruction · implication
Assigning origin or cause
- citationMention of a source
- originalityNovel creative quality
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- academic integrityEthical standards in education
source · quotation · intellectual property · copyright · derivative · unauthorized · detection · Turnitin
Increase in intensity
- expansionIncrease in scope
- elaborationDevelopment through detail
- circumlocutionIndirect, wordy expression
- ornamentThing that beautifies
variation · embellishment · flourish · literary device · stylistic · progymnasmata · imitation
reword
Change the phrasing
- restateExpress again differently
- reformulateExpress again differently
- recastReform or reassign roles
rearticulate · rewording · rendition · version · adaptation · reexpression · recasting · rewording · echo · rehash
localization
Adapting for specific markets
- transcreationCulturally adaptive translation process
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
idiomatic · equivalence · target language · source text · bilingual · fidelity · cross-linguistic · cultural adaptation · free translation · loose translation
simplify
Make less complex
unpack · demystify · plain language · accessible · digestible · comprehensible · intelligible · straightforward · clear · layman's terms
exegesis
Critical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
analysis · reading · gloss · annotation · meaning · contextualization · unpacking · deconstruction · implication · connotation
attribution
Assigning origin or cause
- citationMention of a source
- originalityNovel creative quality
- spinningRevolving around an axis
academic integrity · source · quotation · intellectual property · copyright · derivative · unauthorized · detection · Turnitin · similarity
amplification
Increase in intensity
- expansionIncrease in scope
- elaborationDevelopment through detail
- circumlocutionIndirect, wordy expression
ornament · variation · embellishment · flourish · literary device · stylistic · progymnasmata · imitation
- vocabularyword, words, new words, term, terms
- translation methodsliteral translation, free translation, dynamic equivalence, sense-for-sense, adaptation
- readingfluency, read, comprehension, readers, books
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- clarifying languagenamely, specifically, in other words, that is, for example
- explanationswhy, how come, explication, what happened, definition
paraphrasequote
Repeated words from another
quotation · direct quote · transcription · transcript · copy