Revises 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 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 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 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb There is no easy fix, unless there is a system that can quickly revise regulations which is beholden to no incumbent stakeholders nor the entrepreneurs, and no such system exists today in most places. — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 July 2022 As state officials revise the board’s format, voters head to the polls beginning this week to pick new members. — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 Asked to provide additional assurance work, auditors likely would revise their existing contracts with clients, said Jim Burton, a partner at Grant Thornton LLP who heads up the firm’s ESG and sustainability practice. — Mark Maurer, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022 Instead of worrying, use that time to start networking, revise your resume, or start a side hustle. — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 10 July 2022 Ball helped media & tech companies revise their business models and products for the digital era. — Charlie Fink, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Some home buyers didn’t revise their price ranges downward as rates climbed. — cleveland, 2 July 2022 Employers now have the opportunity to revise and update their policies to be more inclusive to all workers and their needs. — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 Legislators correctly anticipated that the court’s conservative majority could use it to revise or overturn Roe v. Wade. — Hartford Courant, 28 June 2022 See More

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