Definition of revise
(Entry 1 of 2)
revise
verb
revised; revising
Definition of revise (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: to look over again in order to correct or improve
revise a manuscript
2a
: 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
British
: review sense 1
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The first known use of revise was in 1545
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