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
James Raia, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Amendment 1 asks voters to consider revising the state constitution to ban noncitizens from voting in Kentucky elections.
—Dann Miller, The Courier-Journal, 5 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
Fewer than 5,000 of the top-line sedans sold in 2023, with its tally tumbling prompting Genesis to revise the 2025 models.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Amendment 1 asks voters to consider revising the state constitution to ban noncitizens from voting in Kentucky elections.
—Dann Miller, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Revise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revise. Accessed 22 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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