revise

1 of 2

noun

re·​vise ˈrē-ˌvīz 

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 

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

intransitive verb

British : review sense 1

revisable

ri-ˈvī-zə-bəl 

adjective

reviser noun

or revisor

ri-ˈvī-zər 

Synonyms

Noun

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

Verb

• alter
• change
• make over
• modify
• recast
• redo
• refashion
• remake
• remodel
• revamp
• rework
• vary

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

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

Justices horse trade and revise for months on major cases, though they’re not known for flipping sides. —Dallas News, 3 May 2022

Released in 1927, the Al Jolson classic launched the era of talkies, an epic transformation requiring studios to remodel stages for sound, revise set protocols for cast and crew and reassess what sort of material worked best with the new technology. —Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022

Maybe some researchers could partner with a neuroscience journal and scan some of the peer reviewers at work to find the neural correlates of accept, reject, and revise decisions? —Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2015

Zeidman wants to build in mechanisms that revise sentences as attitudes and mores change. —Teresa Mathew, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2022

The Man, which the panel recommended the city revise or add narrative to, was spray painted about 12:30 p.m., according to a Chicago Police Department spokesperson. —Maddie Ellis, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2022

Review and revise plans regularly, but strike a balance between change and constancy. —Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022

And so novelists revise novels, endlessly, necessarily, on the way to completing them, which is to say by accepting their problems and moving on. —New York Times, 12 July 2022

Verb

The number of hostages has been revised downward to reflect those found dead. —NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023

These members were unhappy back then, and it was agreed that their targets would be revisited before the end of this year and possibly revised higher. —WSJ, 23 Nov. 2023

Yellowstone is also working on revising its surveillance plan that was last reviewed in 2021, and is hoping to complete the revision next year. —Li Cohen, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023

During the descent, the capsules were supposed to broadcast their position so that their trajectory could be monitored and the position of the landing zone revised. —Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023

The company revised its earnings outlook to be in the range of $9.10 and $9.20 (vs. the $9.05 and $9.25 range earlier). —Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023

And producers must agree to review and revise their harassment protection training programs. —Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023

That total was revised from an earlier figure of about 1,400. —Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2023

Israel revised its estimate for the number of people killed in the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7 from the prior death toll of 1,400 to a new count of about 1,200. —WSJ, 11 Nov. 2023

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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

Kids Definition

revise

1 of 2 verb

re·​vise ri-ˈvīz 

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 

ri-ˈvīz

: an act of revising : revision