What does revise mean?
Definitions for revise
rɪˈvaɪzre·vise
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Princeton's WordNet
revision, revisal, revise, rescriptverb
the act of rewriting something
reviseverb
make revisions in
"revise a thesis"
retool, reviseverb
revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
"We must retool the town's economy"
Wiktionary
revisenoun
A review or a revision.
revisenoun
A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
reviseverb
To look at again, to reflect on
reviseverb
To review, alter and amend, especially of written material
This statute should be revised.
reviseverb
To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination
I should be revising for my exam in a few days.
Etymology: From & réviser or revisare, from re- + visare ‘examine’, frequentative of videre ‘see’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Revisenoun
Etymology: from the verb.
The author is to be excused, who never, in regard to his eyes and other impediments, gives himself the trouble of corrections and revises. Boyle.
To REVISEverb
To review; to overlook.
Etymology: revisus, Lat.
Lintot will think your price too much;
Not, Sir, if you revise it, and retouch. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
revise
To revise means to reexamine, review, or alter something with the aim of correcting, improving, or updating it. It can relate to a variety of things such as a text, plan, idea, law, or decisions, among others.
Webster Dictionary
Reviseverb
to look at again for the detection of errors; to reexamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a translation
Reviseverb
to compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type
Reviseverb
to review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary
Revisenoun
a review; a revision
Revisenoun
a second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction
Etymology: [F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see again; pref. re- re- + videre, visum, to see. See Review, View.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Revise
rē-vīz′, v.t. to review and amend: to examine with a view to correction.—n. review: a second proof-sheet.—ns. Revī′sal, Revi′sion, review: re-examination; Revīsed′-ver′sion, a fresh English translation of the Bible, issued, the New Testament in 1881, the Old in 1885; Revī′ser, -or (print.), one who examines proofs; Revī′sing-barr′ister, a barrister appointed annually by the English judges to revise the list of voters for members of parliament, the revision generally taking place between August and October of each year.—adjs. Revi′sional, Revi′sionary, pertaining to revision.—n. Revi′sionist.—adj. Revī′sory. [Fr. reviser—L. revisĕre—re-, back, visĕre, inten. of vidēre, to see.]
Editors Contribution
revise
To review and change accurately and systematically.
They did revise their wedding plans and decided on a farm wedding with a marquee.
Submitted by MaryC on March 6, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'revise' in Verbs Frequency: #1013
Anagrams for revise »
reives
siever
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of revise in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of revise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of revise in a Sentence
For the first time since the war's end, there is a chance for the Japanese people to revise the constitution that was forced upon them by Occupation forces, frankly, I worry we will lose the ability to achieve this.
Japanese Transport Minister Akihiro Ohta:
Until now, we have been getting reports from automakers but since this is a major issue with great impact I would like to consider whether we need to revise the vehicle law or not.
Any historian of the literature of the modern age will take virtually for granted the adversary intention, the actually subversive intention, that characterizes modern writing -- he will perceive its clear purpose of detaching the reader from the habits of thought and feeling that the larger culture imposes, of giving him a ground and a vantage point from which to judge and condemn, and perhaps revise, the culture that produces him.
To ensure that the sincerely held religious beliefs of all Kentuckians are honored, I took action to revise the clerk marriage license form.
Those 30 days is where they could have some wiggle room to revise the text and bring in Canada.
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- паўтара́цьBelarusian
- повта́рямBulgarian
- revidovatCzech
- repetere, revidereDanish
- revidieren, wiederholen, überarbeitenGerman
- revisar, repasarSpanish
- تجدید نظر کردنPersian
- korjata, arviointi, kerrata, uudelleen, muuttaa, kertailla, tarkistaa, arvioidaFinnish
- revoir, réviserFrench
- ath-sgrùdScottish Gaelic
- aaphroofeyManx
- felülbírál, átismétel, felülvizsgálHungarian
- rivedereItalian
- 修正, 復習, 改める, 改正Japanese
- 복습하다Korean
- herzienDutch
- revisar, refletirPortuguese
- переде́лать, пересма́тривать, повторя́ть, переде́лывать, пересмотре́ть, повтори́тьRussian
- แก้ไขใหม่Thai
- повто́рюватиUkrainian
- ôn tập, ônVietnamese
- 修改Chinese
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