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.
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
Some have been met, such as new stores being certified for energy efficiency; others have been revised or scrapped entirely. TIME, 16 Sep. 2023 The news organization originally reported the $350 million was additional money, then revised its story. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023 At least 5,000 people have died in Libya, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday, revising an earlier estimate of 8,000. Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023 But SpaceX may have revised its targets since the 2015 presentation to investors as regulatory oversight and delays with the company’s Starship vehicle slowed the satellite internet system’s development. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023 Just last month, NOAA revised their hurricane season forecast upward and called for more storms than previously projected, in part due to the persistence of near-record ocean temperatures. Drew Kann, ajc, 12 Sep. 2023 June's figure was revised lower as well, showing the U.S. economy making steady progress to rev up its exports as Asian and European manufacturing struggles. Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2023 In response, the city manager, Tina Friend, met with residents and worked with library director Shaun Briley to revise its policies to share more details on what books would be read at storytimes. Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023 Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department reported Friday, and the previous two months’ figures were revised downward. Lydia Depillis, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023 See More

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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

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 27 Sep. 2023.

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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