What is paraphrasing?
Answer
Paraphrase:
1.
a restatement of the sense of a text or passage, as for clearness; a free rendering or translation, as of a passage.
2.
the act or process of paraphrasing.
verb, paraphrased, paraphrasing
3.
verb (t) to restate; render in a paraphrase.
4.
verb (i) to make a paraphrase.
paraphrase. (2005). In The Macquarie Dictionary. Retrieved from Credo Reference which is a reference database available in the online library