revise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
  2. To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
  3. To look at again, to reflect on.
noun
  1. A review or a revision.
  2. A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈvaɪz/ En-us-revise.ogg /ɹəˈvaɪz/ /ɹɪˈvɑez/ en-au-revise.ogg [ɹəˈvɑe̯z]

Word forms

revise revises revising revised

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French réviser, from Latin revīsō, from re- + vīsō (“examine”), frequentative of videō (“see”).

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