Paraphrase

par′a-frāz, n. a saying of the same thing in other words, often more fully and more clearly: an explanation of a pa age: a loose or free translation: ( Scot. ) one of a certain number of Scripture pa ages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.— v.t. to say the same thing in other words: to render more fully: to interpret or translate freely.— v.i. to make a paraphrase.— n. Par′aphrast , one who paraphrases.— adjs. Paraphrast′ic , -al , of the nature of a paraphrase: more clear and ample than the original pa age: free, loose, diffuse.— adv. Paraphrast′ically .— Paraphrastic conjugation , one composed of the verb sum (am) with participial forms of the verbs conjugated ( amaturus sum , .). [Fr.,—L.,—Gr. paraph ras is — para , beside, phrasis , a speaking— phrazein , to speak.]