n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' v ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: re · vised ; re · vis · ing
Etymology: Middle French reviser, from Latin revisere to look at again, frequentative of revid ē re to see again, from re- + vid ē re 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 \ - ' v ī -z ə -b ə l \ adjective
– re · vis · er or re · vi · sor \ - ' v ī -z ə r \ noun