Function: verb
Inflected Form: -phrased ; -phras · ing
Date: 1596
intransitive verb : to make a paraphrase
transitive verb : to make a paraphrase of
– para · phras · able \ ˌ per- ə - ' fr ā -z ə -b ə l, ˌ pa-r ə - \ adjective
– para · phras · er noun