v. re·vised, re·vis·ing, re·vis·es v.tr. 1. To alter or edit (a text). 3. Chiefly British To study again (academic material, for example), as for a test; review. v.intr. 1. To make revisions, as in a text. 2. Chiefly British To study something again; review. n. (rēvīz′, rĭ-vīz) 1. Informal An act or product of revising; a revision. 2. Printing A proof made from an earlier proof on which corrections have been made. [Latin revīsere, to visit again, look at again : re-, re- + vīsere, frequentative of vidēre, to see; see REVIEW.] re·visa·ble adj. re·viser, re·visor n. |
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