revise

1 of 2

noun

re·​vise ˈrē-ˌvīz How to pronounce revise (audio)
ri-ˈvīz
1
: an act of revising : revision
2
: a printing proof that incorporates changes marked in a previous proof

revise

2 of 2

verb

re·​vise ri-ˈvīz How to pronounce revise (audio)
revised; revising

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
revisable adjective
reviser noun
or revisor
Choose the Right Synonym for revise

correct, rectify, emend, remedy, redress, amend, reform, revise mean to make right what is wrong.

correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects.

correct your spelling

rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed.

rectify a misguided policy

emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript.

emend a text

remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil.

set out to remedy the evils of the world

redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance.

redress past social injustices

amend, reform, revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes

amend a law

, reform implying drastic change

plans to reform the court system

, and revise suggesting a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes.

revise the schedule

Examples of revise in a Sentence

Noun that paper needs one more revise, and then I think it's ready to turn in Verb We have to revise our plans because of the delays. I would like to revise my estimate.
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Noun
Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, for two, played in the Negro Leagues, if briefly, and their stats have been added to the revise. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024 Previously the chair of the judiciary and public safety committee, Allen has recently led bills to make D.C.’s vote-by-mail system permanent, revise D.C.’s criminal code and make bus trips free in the city. Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
Verb
The leading companies developing generative AI technology have spun up, deepened, or started to pursue relationships with the military in recent months in some cases even revising or making exceptions to internal policies to remove roadblocks and restrictions on defense work. Bykali Hays, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024 In the last few years, both Nordhaus and Stern have revised their estimates towards each other. Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for revise 

Word History

Etymology

Verb

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

Noun

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1545, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of revise was in 1545

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Cite this Entry

“Revise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revise. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

revise

1 of 2 verb
re·​vise ri-ˈvīz How to pronounce revise (audio)
revised; revising
1
: to look over again in order to correct or improve
revise a book report
2
: to make a new, corrected, improved, or up-to-date version or arrangement of
revise a dictionary
reviser noun
or revisor
-ˈvī-zər

revise

2 of 2 noun
re·​vise ˈrē-ˌvīz How to pronounce revise (audio)
ri-ˈvīz
: an act of revising : revision

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