Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Revise"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Revise \Re*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revised}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Revising}.] [F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see
again; pref. re- re- + videre, visum, to see. See {Review},
{View}.]
1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to
re["e]xamine; to review; to look over with care for
correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a
translation.
2. (Print.) To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the
same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been
corrected in the type.
3. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to
revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary.
{The Revised Version of the Bible}, a version prepared in
accordance with a resolution passed, in 1870, by both
houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury,
England. Both English and American revisers were employed
on the work. It was first published in a complete form in
1885, and is a revised form of the Authorized Version. See
{Authorized Version}, under {Authorized}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Revise \Re*vise"\, n.
1. A review; a revision. --Boyle.
2. (Print.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after
the first or a subsequent correction.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
revise
n : the act of rewriting something [syn: {revision}, {revisal},
{rescript}]
v 1: make revisions in; "revise a thesis" [syn: {revize}]
2: revise or reorganize, esp. for the purpose of updating and
improving; "We must retool the town's economy" [syn: {retool},
{revize}]
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