US /ɹɪˈvaɪz/ UK /ɹɪˈvaɪz/
verb noun Freq #20615

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To change or improve something, especially a piece of writing.

    I had to revise my essay several times before it was good.

  2. 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

Synonyms
1 verb · to change or improve... overhaul
2 verb · to study again something... review
Word family
Forms revisedrevisesrevising
Derived forms misrevisenonrevisedrereviserevisedreviseerevisinglyrevisorunrevised
Related forms revisablerevisalreviserrevisionrevisionismrevisionistrevisory

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French réviser, from Latin revīsō, from re- + vīsō (“examine”), frequentative of videō (“see”).

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