1. past tense and past participle of paraphrase; expressed the meaning of something using different words

Examples

• She paraphrased the complex scientific article for her younger brother.
• The student paraphrased the poem instead of memorizing it word for word.
• He paraphrased the CEO’s speech in his report to the board.
• The teacher asked us to read the passage and then write what we paraphrased from it.
• The journalist paraphrased the politician’s lengthy statement into a brief summary.
• I paraphrased the instructions to make them easier to understand.