paraphrase

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.
2. 2
   One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.

Verb

1. 1
   To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.