I. par ‧ a ‧ phrase 1 /ˈpærəfreɪz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to express in a shorter, clearer, or different way what someone has said or written ⇨ summarize :
To paraphrase Finkelstein, mathematics is a language, like English.
II. paraphrase 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin , from Greek , from paraphrazein 'to paraphrase' ]
a statement that expresses in a shorter, clearer, or different way what someone has said or written ⇨ summary