revise

revise
verb
ADVERB
▪ drastically, extensively, heavily, radically, substantially
▪

The text has been radically revised.

▪ completely, fully, thoroughly
▪ slightly
▪ constantly, continually
▪

The procedures are continually revised—it is very difficult to keep up with the latest version.

▪ periodically
▪ newly, recently
▪ downwards/downward, upwards/upward
▪

Sales forecasts will have to be revised downwards/downward.

VERB + REVISE
▪ be forced to, have to
▪

The estimate for the building work had to be revised.

▪ be necessary to
PREPOSITION
▪ from, to
▪

The figure has now been revised from $1 million to $2 million.

▪ for (BrE)
▪

Have you revised for the test tomorrow?

Revise is used with these nouns as the object: ↑book, ↑code, ↑curriculum, ↑document, ↑estimate, ↑expectation, ↑forecast, ↑idea, ↑law, ↑manuscript, ↑plan, ↑projection, ↑strategy, ↑syllabus, ↑view

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  • Revise — Re*vise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Revising}.] [F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see again; pref. re re + videre, visum, to see. See {Review}, {View}.] 1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to re[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • revise — re‧vise [rɪˈvaɪz] verb [transitive] 1. to change a plan or your figures for something because of new information: • He has already revised the plan to please shareholders. • It hasrevised downward its group sales forecast. • a revised estimate of …   Financial and business terms

  • revise — I verb alter, amend, bring up to date, change, correct, develop, doctor, edit, examine, exchange, improve, modify, overhaul, polish, recast, reconsider, reconstruct, rectify, redact, reexamine, remold, retractare, revamp, review, rework, rewrite …   Law dictionary

  • revise — [ri vīz′] vt. revised, revising [Fr reviser < L revisere < re , back + visere, to survey, freq. of videre, to see: see VISION] 1. to read over carefully and correct, improve, or update where necessary [to revise a manuscript, a revised… …   English World dictionary

  • revisé — revisé, ée (re vi zé, zée) part. passé de reviser. Un compte revisé …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Revise — Re*vise , n. 1. A review; a revision. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Revise — may refer to:* * Revised Statutes of the United States * Revised Penal Code of the Philippines * Revised New General Catalogue, an astronomy catalog * Revised Julian calendar * Revised Romanization of Korean * Revised Version and New Revised… …   Wikipedia

  • revise — (v.) 1560s, to look at again, from M.Fr. reviser, from L. revisere look at again, visit again, frequentative of revidere (pp. revisus), from re again (see RE (Cf. re )) + videre to see (see VISION (Cf. vision)). Meanin …   Etymology dictionary

  • revise — 1 *correct, rectify, emend, remedy, redress, amend, reform Analogous words: *improve, better, ameliorate: *change, alter, modify 2 *edit, compile, redact, rewrite, adapt Analogous words: amend, emend, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • revise — [v] correct, edit alter, amend, bluepencil*, change, clean up, compare, cut, debug, develop, emend, go over, improve, launder, look over, modify, overhaul, perfect, polish, recalibrate, recast, reconsider, redo, redraft, redraw, reexamine, rehash …   New thesaurus

  • revise — ► VERB 1) examine and improve or amend (text). 2) reconsider and alter (an opinion or judgement). 3) Brit. reread work done previously in order to prepare for an examination. ► NOUN Printing ▪ a proof including corrections made in an earlier… …   English terms dictionary

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