revise Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the act of rewriting something
rescript; revisal; revision.
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verb make revisions in
- revise a thesis
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verb revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
retool.
- We must retool the town's economy
WordNet
Re*vise" transitive verb
Etymology
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To look at again for the detection of errors; to reëxamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; torevise a translation. -
(Print.) 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. -
To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; torevise an agreement; torevise a dictionary.
Re*vise" noun
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A review; a revision. Boyle. -
(Print.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.