Definition

1. Verb:

   • To make changes to something in order to correct or improve it: The core meaning involves altering or amending something, typically written material, to make it more accurate, effective, or up-to-date.
   • To study material again in preparation for an examination: In an educational context, it means to re-examine and re-learn information to prepare for a test.

2. Noun:

   • The act or process of making revisions: A less common usage referring to the action of revising or a revised version itself.

Usage Examples

• Verb (To amend):
  • The author asked the editor to revise the manuscript before publication.
  • After receiving feedback, I need to revise my essay.
• Verb (To study again):
  • I must revise all my notes for the history exam tomorrow.
  • She spent the weekend revising for her final exams.
• Noun:
  • The final revise of the document is due by Friday. (This usage is less frequent).

Advanced Usage

• "to revise one's opinion": to change one's opinion after considering new information.
  • After hearing the full story, I had to revise my opinion of him.
• "to revise upwards/downwards": to adjust a figure, estimate, or forecast to a higher or lower value.
  • The company revised its profit forecast downwards due to market conditions.

Variants and Related Words

• Revision (n): The process or result of revising.
  • The book is in its third revision.
• Reviser / Revisor (n): A person who revises.
  • She worked as a reviser for a legal publisher.

Synonyms

• Amend: To make minor improvements or corrections.
• Alter: To change in character or composition.
• Review: To examine or assess something formally (often overlaps with the study meaning).
• Edit: To prepare written material for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Revise for: To study in preparation for a specific test or subject.
  • I need to revise for my chemistry test.
• Revise down/up: To adjust a numerical estimate (see "Advanced Usage").

Related Idioms

• Revise and resubmit: A formal instruction, often from a publisher or journal, asking for changes to a document before it can be accepted.
  • The journal's decision on my paper was "revise and resubmit".

Noun

1. the act of rewriting something

Verb

1. revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
   • We must retool the town's economy
2. make revisions in
   • revise a thesis