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revise

re·vise [ ri vz ]


verb  (past and past participle re·vised, present participle re·vis·ing, 3rd person present singular re·vis·es)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb rethink something: to come to different conclusions about somebody or something after thinking again

2. transitive verb give updated version of something: to change a previous estimate in order to make it more accurate or realistic

3. transitive verb alter text: to amend a text in order to correct, update, or improve it

4. transitive and intransitive verb U.K. 
Same as  reviewv (sense 4)




noun  (plural re·vis·es)
Definition:
 
1. something revised: something that has been revised

2. publishing stage of printed proof: a late stage of a printed proof that incorporates corrections to earlier proofs ( often used in the plural )

[Mid-16th century. Via French< Latin revisere "look over again" < visere "keep watching" < videre "see"]

re·vis·a·ble adjective
re·vis·er noun
re·vi·so·ry adjective
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