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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
revise/rɪˈvʌɪz/
verb
  • 1 examine and improve or amend (written or printed matter).

    ■ reconsider and alter in the light of further evidence.

  • 2 Brit. reread work done previously to improve one's knowledge, typically for an examination.
noun Printing a proof including corrections made in an earlier proof.
– derivatives
revisable adjective,
revisal noun,
reviser noun,
revisory adjective.
– origin C16: from Fr. réviser ‘look at’, or L. revisere ‘look at again’.



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