revise

²re·vise

verb \ri-ˈvīz\

re·visedre·vis·ing

Definition of REVISE

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

— re·vis·able \-ˈvī-zə-bəl\ adjective

— re·vis·er or re·vi·sor \-ˈvī-zər\ noun

Examples of REVISE

1. We have to revise our plans because of the delays.
2. I would like to revise my estimate.

Origin of REVISE

Middle French reviser, from Latin revisere to look at again, frequentative of revidēre to see again, from re- + vidēre to see — more at wit

First Known Use: 1596

Related to REVISE

Synonyms: alter, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, change, rework, vary

Antonyms: fix, freeze, set, stabilize

Related Words: deform, metamorphose, mutate; regenerate, revolutionize, transfigure, transform, transmute; commute, convert, exchange; rejigger, retool

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