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noun

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How does the verb revise differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of revise are amend, correct, emend, rectify, redress, reform, and remedy. While all these words mean "to make right what is wrong," revise suggests a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes.

revise the schedule

How does the word amend relate to other synonyms for revise?

Amend, reform, and revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes.

amend a law

When might correct be a better fit than revise?

While the synonyms correct and revise are close in meaning, correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects.

correct your spelling

When would emend be a good substitute for revise?

The meanings of emend and revise largely overlap; however, emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript.

emend a text

When is rectify a more appropriate choice than revise?

The synonyms rectify and revise are sometimes interchangeable, but rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed.

rectify a misguided policy

When is it sensible to use redress instead of revise?

In some situations, the words redress and revise are roughly equivalent. However, redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance.

redress past social injustices

In what contexts can reform take the place of revise?

The words reform and revise can be used in similar contexts, but reform implies drastic change.

plans to reform the court system

When could remedy be used to replace revise?

Although the words remedy and revise have much in common, remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil.

set out to remedy the evils of the world

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of revise
Verb
Last year, Goss said the FAA revised its guidelines, shortening the length of the runway to 6,001 feet. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025 In 2022, in part as a result of that incident, California legislators revised state law to specify that journalists have the right to be in public spaces during upheaval — even if others must disburse or follow a curfew. David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 June 2025
Noun
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 See All Example Sentences for revise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revise
Verb
  • The future of gene therapy At Miami-Dade’s public hospital system Jackson Health, new advancements in genetic research recently helped doctors modify a patient’s blood cells to lessen the effects of sickle cell disease, a painful blood disorder that can lead to life-threatening complications.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
  • The structure of the drink is an invitation to modify, but the process demands restraint.
    Rachel King, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • Fortune helped edit the autobiography of leading Black intellectual Booker T. Washington, and his civil rights organization, National Afro-American League, is considered an important predecessor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 23 June 2025
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement In February, Cigna committed to making a number of changes to the process, such as announcing plans to invest in resources that would help more patients resolve issues with prior authorization faster, as well as streamline the process for physicians to submit requests.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 24 June 2025
  • Effort for ground troops, regime change, soccer fields, supplemental funding, or endless war garbage of the last 25 years = bad.
    Dan Gooding Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Read’s defense team slightly altered its strategy, too.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 16 June 2025
  • The senators have a chance to reshape or alter some of the provisions of the bill before moving it forward.
    Thomas Wenski, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • The agreement came not long after President Donald Trump in May signed a series of executive orders to rework the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, expedite new reactor construction and expand the domestic uranium industry.
    Siena Griffin, CNBC, 14 June 2025
  • The producers used the break to rework the remaining three scripts and Lavin’s character was written off with a proper goodbye.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Among its alterations, the company added small zippered pockets below the waist on women's shirts, allowing them to be exempted from higher duties under the U.S. customs rules.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 June 2025
  • While all of the alterations to college sports have led some (mostly older) high-profile coaches in other sports to leave for professional jobs or retire, Carle is leaning in.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • The agency has also purchased hundreds of E-Transit delivery vans from Ford and spent more than half a billion dollars remodeling its outdated mail and package sorting facilities to accommodate electric and low-emissions vehicles.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
  • Daniels compares the process to remodeling a house.
    Maribel Lopez, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • However, there's a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
  • Many compare it to the $40 Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow AHA Night Treatment, while others report noticeable differences.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 15 June 2025

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“Revise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revise. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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