Copy and Rewrite

Copy

Copy verb - To make an exact likeness of.

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Rewrite and copy are semantically related. in duplicate topic. In some cases you can use "Rewrite" instead a verb "Copy".

Nearby Words: copied, copying, copier, copyist

Rewrite verb - Write differently; alter the writing of.

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Copy and rewrite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Copy" instead a verb "Rewrite".

Nearby Words: rewriting, rewritable

mind	copy mind	rewrite mind
character	copy character	rewrite character
power	copy power	rewrite power
work	copy work	rewrite work
Other words: people, part, parts, way, personality, code, memory, times, memories, personalities, minds.

Then there's Smith in the latter two films, who could infect any plugged-in human or program and rewrite them into a copy of himself.

Source: Franchise / The Matrix
The Virus: Cognitive Fragmentation Disorder is caused by nanobots that rewrite the victim's mind to be a copy of its seed personality AI.

Source: Tabletop Game / Shadowrun
Operative words being from Earth: Cul kept records of himself to ensure that his story endures... one main copy is easier to rewrite though, which became his undoing.

Source: Comic Book / The Mighty Thor

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