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   revise

   /rɪˈvʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. examine and make corrections or alterations to (written or printed matter): "the book was published in 1960 and revised in 1968"
   • ▪ reconsider and amend (something), especially in the light of further evidence or to reflect a changed situation: "the agency revised its procedures in as a result of the fire" Similar reconsiderreviewre-examinereassessre-evaluatereappraiserethinkthink overtake another look attake a fresh look atlook at in a different lighthave another think aboutchangealtermodifydisconfirmOpposite retainconfirm
   • 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 go overrereadrun throughstudymemorizecraminformal:bone up onswot up (on)mug up (on)swot

   noun

   • 1. a proof including corrections made in an earlier proof: "I handed in the revises this morning"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘look again or repeatedly (at)’): from French réviser ‘look at’, or Latin revisere ‘look at again’, from re- ‘again’ + visere (intensive form of videre ‘to see’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. revisable adjective
   • 2. revisal noun
   • 3. reviser noun
   • 4. revisory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • S

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   • E

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