[para.phrase] n [MF, fr. L paraphrasis, fr. Gk, fr. paraphrazein to paraphrase, fr. para- + phrazein to point out] (1548) 1: a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
2: the use or process of paraphrasing in studying or teaching composition
[2]paraphrase vb -phrased ; -phras.ing vi (1596): to make a paraphrase ~ vt: to make a paraphrase of -- para.phras.able adj -- para.phras.er n