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- Dictionaryrevise/rɪˈvʌɪz/
verb
- 1. examine and make corrections or alterations to (written or printed matter): "the book was published in 1960 and revised in 1968"
- 2. reread work done previously to improve one's knowledge of a subject, typically to prepare for an examination: British "students frantically revising for exams" Similar
noun
- 1. a proof including corrections made in an earlier proof: "I handed in the revises this morning"
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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 definition: 1. to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it…. Learn more.
to alter something already written or printed, in order to make corrections, improve, or update: to revise a manuscript. British. to review (previously studied materials) in preparation for an examination.
REVISE meaning: 1. to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it…. Learn more.
When you revise an article, a book, a law, or a piece of music, you change it in order to improve it, make it more modern, or make it more suitable for a particular purpose. Three editors handled the work of revising the articles for publication.
Jun 7, 2024 · revise (third-person singular simple present revises, present participle revising, simple past and past participle revised) To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
verb. revised, revises, revising. To alter or edit (a text). American Heritage. To read over carefully and correct, improve, or update where necessary. To revise a manuscript, a revised edition of a book. Webster's New World. To change or amend. To revise tax rates.
v. -vised, -vis•ing, n. v.t. 1. to amend or alter: to revise an opinion. 2. to alter (something written or printed), in order to correct, improve, or update: to revise a manuscript. n. 3. an act of revising. 4. a revised form of something. 5. a printing proof taken after alterations have been made.
To revise means to alter or improve a preliminary draft of something, usually a text. When you want your writing to be really great, you must revise it several times until it is perfect.
[transitive] revise something to change something, such as a book or an estimate, in order to correct or improve it a revised edition of a textbook I'll prepare a revised estimate for you.
