1. make changes in order to improve something; edit, correct; produce an updated or corrected version. act of making changes, alteration; proof sheet made to verify changes made and check for additional errors. revise\re*vise"\, n.
2. a review; a revision.
3. (print.) a second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.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.].
4. 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.
5. (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.
6. to review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary.
7. 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.
8. To compare with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type.
9. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary.
10. A review; a revision.
11. A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction. make revisions in; "revise a thesis".
12. 1. If you revise the way you think about something, you adjust your thoughts, usually in order to make them better or more suited to how things are. He soon came to revise his opinion of the profession. = change.
13. If you revise a price, amount, or estimate, you change it to make it more fair, realistic, or accurate. They realised that some of their prices were higher than their competitors' and revised prices accordingly = change.
14. When you revise an article, a book, a law, or a piece of music, you change it in order to improve it, make it more modern, or make it more suitable for a particular purpose. Three editors handled the work of revising the articles for publication The staff should work together to revise the school curriculum. = change.
15. When you revise for an examination, you read things again and make notes in order to be prepared for the examination. I have to revise for maths I'd better skip the party and stay at home to revise.