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re·hash

 (rē-hăsh′)
tr.v. re·hashed, re·hash·ing, re·hash·es
1. To bring forth again in another form without significant alteration: a book that rehashes old ideas.
2. To discuss (the details of a past event).
n. (rē′hăsh′)
The act or result of rehashing: a rehash of an old plot.
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rehash

vb
(tr) to rework, reuse, or make over (old or already used material)
n
something consisting of old, reworked, or reused material
[C19: from re- + hash1 (to chop into pieces)]
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re•hash

(v. riˈhæʃ; n. ˈriˌhæʃ)

v.t.
1. to rework or reuse (old material) in a new form without significant change.
n.
2. the act of rehashing.
3. something rehashed.
[1815–25]
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rehash


Past participle: rehashed
Gerund: rehashing

Imperative
rehash
rehash
Present
I rehash
you rehash
he/she/it rehashes
we rehash
you rehash
they rehash
Preterite
I rehashed
you rehashed
he/she/it rehashed
we rehashed
you rehashed
they rehashed
Present Continuous
I am rehashing
you are rehashing
he/she/it is rehashing
we are rehashing
you are rehashing
they are rehashing
Present Perfect
I have rehashed
you have rehashed
he/she/it has rehashed
we have rehashed
you have rehashed
they have rehashed
Past Continuous
I was rehashing
you were rehashing
he/she/it was rehashing
we were rehashing
you were rehashing
they were rehashing
Past Perfect
I had rehashed
you had rehashed
he/she/it had rehashed
we had rehashed
you had rehashed
they had rehashed
Future
I will rehash
you will rehash
he/she/it will rehash
we will rehash
you will rehash
they will rehash
Future Perfect
I will have rehashed
you will have rehashed
he/she/it will have rehashed
we will have rehashed
you will have rehashed
they will have rehashed
Future Continuous
I will be rehashing
you will be rehashing
he/she/it will be rehashing
we will be rehashing
you will be rehashing
they will be rehashing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rehashing
you have been rehashing
he/she/it has been rehashing
we have been rehashing
you have been rehashing
they have been rehashing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rehashing
you will have been rehashing
he/she/it will have been rehashing
we will have been rehashing
you will have been rehashing
they will have been rehashing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rehashing
you had been rehashing
he/she/it had been rehashing
we had been rehashing
you had been rehashing
they had been rehashing
Conditional
I would rehash
you would rehash
he/she/it would rehash
we would rehash
you would rehash
they would rehash
Past Conditional
I would have rehashed
you would have rehashed
he/she/it would have rehashed
we would have rehashed
you would have rehashed
they would have rehashed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rehash - old material that is slightly reworked and used again; "merely a dull rehash of his first novel"
material - information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
Verb1.rehash - present or use over, with no or few changes
reprocess, reuse, recycle - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
2.rehash - go back over; "retrograde arguments"
hash over, retrograde
recap, recapitulate - summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"
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rehash

noun
1. reworking, rewrite, new version, rearrangement It was a rehash of an old script
verb
1. rework, rewrite, rearrange, change, alter, reshuffle, make over, reuse, rejig (informal), refashion The tour seems to rely heavily on rehashed old favourites.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations

rehash

[ˈriːhæʃ]
A. N (gen) → refrito m
B. [ˌriːˈhæʃ] VT [+ book, speech] → hacer un refrito de; [+ food] → recalentar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rehash

[riːˈhæʃ] vt → remanier
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rehash

vt literary material etc → aufbereiten
n (= action) → Aufbereitung f; (= result) → Aufguss m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rehash

[ˌriːˈhæʃ] (pej)
1. n → rimaneggiamento
2. vt → rimaneggiare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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