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REVISE
revision, revisal, revise, rescript
(noun) the act of rewriting something
revise
(verb) make revisions in; “revise a thesis”
retool, revise
(verb) revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving; “We must retool the town’s economy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
revise (third-person singular simple present revises, present participle revising, simple past and past participle revised)
(obsolete) To look at again, to reflect on.
To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
Synonyms
• (review, edit and amend)
• (look over again): review
Noun
revise (plural revises)
A review or a revision.
(printing) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
Anagrams
• Sevier, reives, revies, rieves, siever
Source: Wiktionary
Re*vise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revised; p. pr. & vb. n. Revising.] Etym: [F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see again; pref. re- re- + videre, visum, tosee. See Review, View.]
1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to reëxamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a translation.
2. (Print.)
Definition: 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.
Re*vise", n.
1. A review; a revision. Boyle.
2. (Print.)
Definition: A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NURSE
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