Revised Definition & Meaning

Other Words from revise

Verb

revisable \ ri-ˈvī-zə-bəl

\ adjective

reviser or revisor \ ri-ˈvī-zər

\ noun

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Verb

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 Goodman phoned back to revise and extend his remarks. — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2022 As the calendar rolls forward into 2022, this is the perfect time to revisit, revise, and improve rules and policies around stablecoins. — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 City officials are pushing to open those neighborhoods up for facilities with up to 12 children, as well as revise where larger child care centers can operate in other areas. — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 9 Nov. 2021 Dynamic goals need to be accessible and team members need to be able to revisit, revise, and review their priorities. — Sesil Pir, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 Associate Principal Norman Bell went on to elaborate that students are encouraged to retake/revise tests, quizzes, papers, projects and have a 10-day window to do so from the date the grade is posted. — Fox News, 1 Oct. 2021 Coppola’s continued mission to recut, revise, and rerelease his previous films suggests a dissatisfaction that might be either a personal eccentricity or related to the discontent that characterizes our current Walpurgisnacht. — Armond White, National Review, 29 Sep. 2021 Refresh emergency contact lists based on where staff is located, revise floor plans and share important safety information in new places — both in offices and digitally. — Todd Piett, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021 Muldrow does what Black artists have always done uniquely well — signify upon, revise and refigure a theme, expanding an existing form through a clever new one. — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Zandon gives him the chance to revise his reputation in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2022 Surveying your employees' engagement can significantly uncover patterns and trends pointing to a need to revise specific operational areas. — Mark Heymann, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022 To kick off 2022, the FTC held a press conference with the Department of Justice announcing plans to revise their vertical– and horizontal-merger guidelines. — Andy Jung, National Review, 23 Feb. 2022 Trump has suggested that a recent bipartisan push to revise the process of counting electoral votes by Congress was proof that Pence had the power to change the results. — Shawna Mizelle, CNN, 9 Feb. 2022 The Jackson administration and City Council supported a dramatic redevelopment of the East Bank of the Flats, but efforts to revise the downtown lakefront lagged. — Steven Litt, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2021 Kellom was rebuffed in her initial attempts to revise the lines, and Black lawmakers from the city held a press conference accusing the group of silencing Kellom, and by extension, residents in the city. — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2021 The vote to revise the policy — which previously called for either a COVID-19 vaccination or regular coronavirus testing — is linked to the federal government’s official approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people 16 and older. — Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2021 Hubbard’s participation underscores the IOC’s current effort to revise its guidelines on transgender athletes’ participation. — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2021 See More

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