revised; revising
1
a
: to look over again in order to correct or improve
revise a manuscript
b
British
: to study again : review
2
a
: to make a new, amended, improved, or up-to-date version of
revise a dictionary
b
: to provide with a new taxonomic arrangement
revising the alpine ferns
British
: review sense 1
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Examples of revise in a Sentence
Noun
that paper needs one more revise, and then I think it's ready to turn in
Verb
We have to revise our plans because of the delays.
I would like to revise my estimate.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
Previously the chair of the judiciary and public safety committee, Allen has recently led bills to make D.C.’s vote-by-mail system permanent, revise D.C.’s criminal code and make bus trips free in the city.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Yet in the new rule to revise Regulation II, the Fed proposes to lower the price cap to just 14.4 cents per transaction.
—John Berlau, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, for two, played in the Negro Leagues, if briefly, and their stats have been added to the revise.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
Previously the chair of the judiciary and public safety committee, Allen has recently led bills to make D.C.’s vote-by-mail system permanent, revise D.C.’s criminal code and make bus trips free in the city.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
Verb
These proved impractical in some instances and had to be revised.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Yet in the new rule to revise Regulation II, the Fed proposes to lower the price cap to just 14.4 cents per transaction.
—John Berlau, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Revise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revise. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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revise
1 of 2 verb
re·vise
ri-ˈvīz 
revised; revising
1
: to look over again in order to correct or improve
revise a book report
2
: to make a new, corrected, improved, or up-to-date version or arrangement of
revise a dictionary
reviser
noun
or revisor
-ˈvī-zər
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