paraphrase

verb

you can either quote or paraphrase literary texts:

reword, rephrase, put/express in other words, put/express in one's own words, express differently, rewrite, rescript, restate, rehash, interpret, gloss.

noun

this paraphrase of St Paul's words:

rewording, rephrasing, rewriting, rewrite, restatement, restating, rehash, rendition, rendering, version, interpretation, gloss;

rare paraphrasis.

paraphrase Oxford Dictionary of English