1. past tense and past participle of rephrase; expressed something in different words while keeping the same meaning

Examples

• She rephrased the question to make it clearer.
• The teacher rephrased the instructions when students looked confused.
• He rephrased his answer to sound more polite.
• The contract was rephrased to avoid legal complications.
• I rephrased my email before sending it to my boss.
• The politician rephrased her statement after the controversy.