Meanings
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1
verb
To change or improve something, especially a piece of writing.
I had to revise my essay several times before it was good.
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2
verb
To study again something you have already learned, especially before an exam.
I've only just begun to revise for my exams.
Thesaurus
Word family
Forms
revisedrevisesrevising
Derived forms
misrevisenonrevisedrereviserevisedreviseerevisinglyrevisorunrevised
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French réviser, from Latin revīsō, from re- + vīsō (“examine”), frequentative of videō (“see”).
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