semi-quote (English, verb)
expansion: semi-quote (third-person singular simple present semi-quotes, present participle semi-quoting, simple past and past participle semi-quoted)
Senses:
glosses: To make a close paraphrase of a quotation, using some of its words.
glosses: To modify a quote, adapting it to different circumstances but preserving the intent.
tags: informal
Forms:
form: semi-quotes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: semi-quoting
tags: participle
present
form: semi-quoted
tags: participle
past
form: semi-quoted
tags: past
form: semiquote
tags: alternative