revise

¹re·vise

noun \ˈrē-ˌvīz, ri-ˈ\

Definition of REVISE

1

: an act of revising : revision

2

: a printing proof that incorporates changes marked in a previous proof

Examples of REVISE

1. <that paper needs one more revise, and then I think it's ready to turn in>

First Known Use of REVISE

1591

Related to REVISE

Synonyms

alteration, difference, modification, redoing, refashioning, remaking, remodeling, revamping, review, change, revision, reworking, variation

Antonyms

fixation, stabilization

Related Words

amendment, correction, rectification, reform; conversion, deformation, distortion, metamorphosis, mutation, transfiguration, transformation; fluctuation, oscillation, shift; displacement, replacement, substitution; adjustment, modulation, regulation, tweak; redesign, redo

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow

Rhymes with REVISE

abscise, advise, apprise, apprize, arise, assize, baptize, bite-size, breadthwise, capsize, chastise, clockwise, coastwise, cognize, comprise, crabwise, crack wise, crosswise, demise, despise, devise, disguise, disprize, door prize, downsize, earthrise, edgewise, emprise, endwise, excise, fanwise, franchise, full-size, grecize, high-rise, incise, king-size, leastwise, lengthwise, Levi's, life-size, likewise, low-rise, man-size, mid-rise, midsize, misprize, moonrise, nowise, outsize, piecewise, pint-size, premise, quantize, queen-size, remise, reprise, rightsize, slantwise, streetwise, stylize, suffice, sunrise, surmise, surprise, trim size, twin-size, unwise, uprise

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

See Synonym Discussion at correct