I. rə̇ˈvīz, rēˈ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French reviser, from Latin revisere to look back, look again, freq. of revidēre to see again, from re- + vidēre to see — more at wit
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to look again, often, or back : look in retrospect : reflect
2. : to make a revision : be engaged in revision (as of a manuscript)
transitive verb
1. : to look at or over again for the purpose of correcting or improving : go or read over to correct errors or make improvements
revise a manuscript
2.
a. : to make a new, amended, improved, or up-to-date version of : subject to revision
revise a dictionary
revised the game laws
b. : to provide with a new taxonomic arrangement
revising the alpine ferns
Synonyms: see correct
II. noun
( -s )
1. : an act of revising : review , revision , reexamination
2. : a printing proof taken from matter that incorporates changes marked in a previous proof
3. : a revised form