REVISE


Meaning of REVISE in English

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

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