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rehash

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re·hash  (r-hsh)
tr.v. re·hashed, re·hash·ing, re·hash·es
1. To bring forth again in another form without significant alteration: rehashing old ideas.
2. To discuss again.
n. (rhsh)
The act or result of rehashing: a rehash of an old plot.

rehash
vb [riːˈhæʃ]
(tr) to rework, reuse, or make over (old or already used material)
n [ˈriːˌhæʃ]
something consisting of old, reworked, or reused material
[from re- + hash1 (to chop into pieces)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rehash - old material that is slightly reworked and used again; "merely a dull rehash of his first novel"
material - information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
Verb1.rehash - present or use over, with no or few changes
reprocess, reuse, recycle - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
2.rehash - go back over; "retrograde arguments"
recap, recapitulate - summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"

rehash
noun
reworking, rewrite, new version, rearrangement It was a rehash of an old script
verb
rework, rewrite, rearrange, change, alter, reshuffle, make over, reuse, rejig (informal), refashion The tour seems to rely heavily on rehashed old favourites.
Translations
rehash [ˈriːhæʃ]
A. N (gen) → refrito m
B. [ˌriːˈhæʃ] VT [+ book, speech] → hacer un refrito de; [+ food] → recalentar
rehash [riːˈhæʃ] vtremanier
rehash
vt literary material etcaufbereiten
n (= action)Aufbereitung f; (= result)Aufguss m
rehash [ˌriːˈhæʃ] (pej)
2. vtrimaneggiare


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