v. /ree werrk"/ ; n. /ree"werrk'/ , v. , reworked or rewrought, reworking , n.
v.t.
1. to work or form again: to rework gold.
2. to revise or rewrite: to rework an essay.
3. to process again or anew for reuse: to rework wool.
n.
4. an act or instance of reworking: His latest book is merely a rework of his earlier novel.
[ 1835-45; RE- + WORK ]