revise
revise Lexical Profile
revise Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To examine and make corrections, alterations, or improvements to a written text, law, or artistic work.
"She spent the entire weekend working to revise the final chapter of her manuscript before submitting it to the publisher."
To reconsider and alter a previously held opinion, judgment, plan, or estimate in light of new evidence or circumstances.
"The central bank had to revise its economic growth forecast downward after the quarterly trade figures were released."
British To reread and review previously studied work, notes, or textbooks in order to refresh one's memory in preparation for an examination.
"The students stayed at the library until late in the evening to revise for their upcoming chemistry finals."
• noun
A printer's proof taken after corrections have been made to an earlier proof, used to verify that all requested alterations were properly executed.
"The typesetter sent a second revise to the editor to confirm that the typographical errors had been fixed."
Word Nuance & Usage
In American English, "revise" primarily means to edit or alter a text or plan, whereas in British and Commonwealth English, it also commonly means to review studied material in preparation for an examination.
• Rhymes for revise
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Middle French reviser or directly from Latin revisere, meaning "to look back at" or "to visit again," formed from re- ("again") and visere ("to behold" or "to examine"), an intensive form of videre ("to see").