rework
verb/riˈwɜrk/
Frequency rank: #14,529 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to change or revise something in order to improve it
Example sentence
The director decided to rework the script before filming began.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 14,501–14,600
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