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

• change
• alteration
• difference
• revision
• modification

Verb

• modify
• change
• alter
• remodel
• rework

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

In a memo obtained from his office ahead of the May revise, Newsom attributed the general fund’s $16 billion hit to a mix of declines in the stock market, and less business and personal income tax revenue than expected, all driven by tariffs. —Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025

Therefore the May revise, as it’s dubbed, is likely to contain even more expedient fixes that may postpone the day of fiscal reckoning until Newsom’s governorship ends two years hence but will continue to plague his successor and the Legislature. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 May 2025

Verb

At the rear the quad-lamp taillights remain, but the exhaust outlets and lower bumper are revised and have a more cohesive and upscale appearance. —Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

The Senate bill also scales back or eliminates renewable energy tax breaks that have been in place since 2005 and revised and expanded a few times since then, including in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. —Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 30 June 2025

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

Rhymes for revise

• advise
• applies
• apprise
• arise
• assize
• baptize
• belies
• bitwise
• capsize
• chastise
• chordwise
• clockwise

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