I. ˈrē-ˌvīz, ri-ˈ noun
Date: 1591
1. : an act of revising : revision
2. : a printing proof that incorporates changes marked in a previous proof
II. ri-ˈvīz verb
( re·vised ; re·vis·ing )
Etymology: Middle French reviser, from Latin revisere to look at again, frequentative of revidēre to see again, from re- + vidēre to see — more at wit
Date: 1596
transitive verb
1.
a. : to look over again in order to correct or improve
revise a manuscript
b. British : to study again : review
2.
a. : to make a new, amended, improved, or up-to-date version of
revise a dictionary
b. : to provide with a new taxonomic arrangement
revising the alpine ferns
intransitive verb
British : review 1
Synonyms: see correct
• re·vis·able -ˈvī-zə-bəl adjective
• re·vis·er or re·vi·sor -ˈvī-zər noun