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revisal

[ri-vahy-zuhl]

noun

the act of revising; revision.

Origin:
1605–15; revise + -al²

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revise (rɪˈvaɪz)

—vb
1.	(tr) to change, alter, or amend: to revise one's opinion
2.	(Brit) to reread (a subject or notes on it) so as to memorize it, esp in preparation for an examination
3.	(tr) to prepare a new version or edition of (a previously printed work)

—n
4.	the act, process, or result of revising; revision

[C16: from Latin revīsere to look back at, from re- + vīsere to inspect, from vidēre to see; see review, visit]

re'visable

—*adj*

re'visal

—n

re'viser

—n

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"If someday I make a dictionary of definitions wanting single words to head them, a cherished entry will be "To abridge, expand, or otherwise alter or cause to be altered for the sake of belated improvement, one's own writings in translation.""

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