Definitions:

1. A rewording of something written or spoken by someone else. verb
   • You can either quote or paraphrase literary texts.
2. Expressing the meaning of the writer or speaker or something written or spoken using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity. noun
   • The teacher asked the student to write a paraphrase of the poem.

Synonyms:

• Recapitulate
• rephrase
• Rescript
• Restate
• reword
• Rewrite
• Summarize