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revised

[ri-vahyz]

verb (used with object)

to amend or alter: to revise one's opinion.

to alter something already written or printed, in order to make corrections, improve, or update: to revise a manuscript.

British. to review (previously studied materials) in preparation for an examination.

noun

an act of revising.

a revised form of something; revision.

Printing. a proof sheet taken after alterations have been made, for further examination or correction.

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Origin:
1560–70; < Latin revīsere to look back at, revisit, frequentative of revidēre to see again; see review

Related forms

re·vis·a·ble, re·vis·i·ble, adjective

re·vis·a·bil·i·ty, noun

re·vis·er, re·vi·sor, noun

pre·re·vise, verb (used with object), -vised, -vis·ing.

un·re·vised, adjective

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well-re·vised, adjective

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Can be confused: redact, revise.

Synonyms
1. change; emend, correct.

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We revised this candidate's original vita, condensing information to make the primary contents stand out on first reading.

The numbers keep being revised inexorably downwards.

Please visit our revised and improved site to re-register for an account.

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We revised this candidate's original vita, condensing information to make the primary contents stand out on first reading.

The numbers keep being revised inexorably downwards.

Please visit our revised and improved site to re-register for an account.

If the definition is revised to make dwarf planets a subcategory of planets, this would be resolved.

Our revised view of the dynamics was that blocking air from the elevator is what caused the nose to drop.

It's a great choice, in part because it was being revised and updated even as these book-lovers spoke.

They had revised their stories in light of the social pressure.

But now that the rankings are out, computer scientists are crying foul, claiming that even the revised method is rife with errors.

At the same time, actuaries revised up their life-expectancy tables, battering returns.

Rodriguez said she needed to be better informed before making a decision on whether or not the ban should be kept or revised.

Some experts think that the revised tests will be adequate.

In recent years, however, neuroscience has dramatically revised our views of mind-wandering.

The editor, however, requested four copies of the revised manuscript so he could send it out for a second round of review.

Both imports and exports were revised upward, making for a wash for net growth.

To fix this, you the public, have to demand the system be revised.

The revised vita is an example of how someone with a faculty background might position himself for a leadership position.

His team put financial controls in place, and revised routes and schedules.

Similar with any atomic spins, it is quantum physics that needs to be revised.

So the department revised its proposal with more specifics.

The agency added that the number might be revised up again, owing to the poor quality of the available data.

The state says that the regulations are under review and might be revised as soon as next summer.

Anderson said the program would be reinstated, possibly in a couple of years, after the curriculum is revised.

Economic forecasts are being revised downwards almost as fast as the sandbags stack up in the streets.

These models must be constantly revised as new data is added from many observations.

But over time the latter has consistently been revised up, suggesting that any overstatement is modest.

The government's preliminary estimate for economic growth in the second quarter is likely to be revised substantially lower.

They know that every big and interesting topic will be revisited, revised and examined from new angles.

Theories are revised on the basis of experimental results.

Figures are often only rough estimates and revised often and extensively.

Requests for significant changes may necessitate re-evaluation of the permit conditions or development of a revised proposal.

Lynds revised it and submitted it a third time and they said yes.

Correa might veto the revised law and put some of the changes he wanted into place through government austerity measures.

But over time the national total has consistently been revised up, suggesting that any overstatement is modest.

The revised and updated series offers user-friendly guides that follow major roads.

If the initial guess is revised by accurate data, then the accuracy of the initial guess is irrelevant.

Schaffer said, the revised language has not been set in stone.

In terms of physical exploration, it's simply a milepost and a revised number that everyone is now aiming for.

The intent was that the records are unavailable but your point is correct and we've revised the entry to make that clear.

These numbers could of course, be revised down still further.

The monks have revised their newer book, and regretted putting the alpha roll in the first book.

Theories are revised if evidence shows that they are flawed.

Curriculum does not get revised because no one has time to complete the work.

Last month the state-controlled oil giant published its revised investment plan for the next five.

Calculations of star and galaxy motions would then have to be revised.

The finance ministry also recently revised its own projection down to.

Second, malpractice laws should be revised so that doctors don't prescribe tests simply to avoid lawsuits.

What needs to be revised in light of their cases, he says, is the definition of sleep.

In restaurants or shops, prices are still quoted in local currency but revised several times a day.

Hopefully these revised tests are now underway and these more reliable speed estimation results will be available soon.

Three hours later a revised version was available for downloading.

These guidelines will probably have to be revised given the new findings.

And the overall figure could well be revised upward:.

Even pessimistic revenue projections have had to be revised.

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

revise

1567, "to look at again," from M.Fr. reviser, from L. revisere "look at again, visit again," frequentative of revidere (pp. revisus), from re- "again" + videre "to see" (see vision). Meaning "to look over again with intent to improve or amend" is recorded from 1596. The Revised

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Version of the Bible was done 1870-84; so called because it was a revision of the 1611 ("King James") translation, also known as the Authorized Version. Revision (1611) is from Fr. revision, from L.L. revisionem (nom. revisio) "a seeing again," from L. revisus, pp. of revidere. Revisionism is attested from 1903; originally in Marxist jargon; revisionist in the historical sense is from 1934, originally with ref. to the causes of World War I.

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