Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To prepare a newly edited version of (a text).
- v. To reconsider and change or modify: I have revised my opinion of him. See Synonyms at correct.
- n. Printing A proof made from an earlier proof on which corrections have been made.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To look carefully over with a view to correction; go over in order to suggest or make desirable changes and corrections; review: as, to revise a proofsheet; to revise a translation of the Bible; specifically, in printing, to compare (a new proofsheet of corrected composition) with its previously marked proof, to see that all marked errors have been corrected.
- To amend; bring into conformity with present needs and circumstances; reform, especially by public or official action.
- n. A revision; a review and correction.
- n. In printing, a proof-sheet to be examined by the reviser.
Wiktionary
- v. To look at again, to reflect on
- v. To review, alter and amend, especially of written material
- v. To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination
- n. A review or a revision.
- n. A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To look at again for the detection of errors; to reëxamine; to review; to look over with care for correction
- v. To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type.
- v. To review, alter, and amend
- n. A review; a revision.
- n. A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
WordNet 3.0
- v. revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
- v. make revisions in
- n. the act of rewriting something
Etymologies
- Latin revīsere, to visit again, look at again : re-, re- + vīsere, frequentative of vidēre, to see; see review.
Examples
“This has happened to me, and often the revise is better than – at least as good as – the original.”
“At the same time, his use of the word "revise" - rather than something more unequivocal - appeared to leave the door open for further bargaining on missile defense.”
“Now, Terry has done a complete revise, which is not only up-to-the minute, but more complete than the original.”
“And when I say "revise," what I actually mean is "rewrite from scratch.”
“Any artist can touch up and "revise" one part of their work for an eon instead of tackling something knew.”
“Since, of course, Congress afforded also these loan shark banks whichprimarily wrotemost of those loanswithFannie Mae and Freddie Mac to not only rebundle and resell them to foreign investors, but also to actually sell the loans to other mortgage companies and "revise" them during the life of the loan with simply a "disclosure" as the only citizen protection for then those nonconsensual added clauses and riders.”
State Politicos Capitalizing On Mortgage Crisis For Career Development
“The Clinton Center has written (and reportedly succeeded) to pressure and influence (intimidate) ABC to "revise" the series.”
“Instead, union managers will be able to file decades-old, less enlightening disclosure forms while the department considers whether to "revise" (i.e., gut) the current disclosure requirements.”
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“This is a pretty bold statement from a campaign that in the last five days has called Barack Obama a flip flopper for saying he might "revise" his Iraq tactics.”
Max Bergmann: McCain's Deficit Reduction Proposal -- Adopt Obama's Iraq Plan
“Thanks to the writings of Chris Mooney, the author of the essential The Republican War on Science, and other investigative journalists, we are all familiar with some of the administration's most egregious practices: installing cronies in key agencies to "revise" or whitewash landmark reports, tightening control over scientists 'public appearances and, of course, simply ignoring the (overwhelming) evidence.”
Jeremy Jacquot: The Bush Administration Fails to Make the Grade on Science Transparency 101
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