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revise

 
(rĭ-vīz') pronunciation
tr.v., -vised, -vis·ing, -vis·es.
  1. To prepare a newly edited version of (a text).
  2. To reconsider and change or modify: I have revised my opinion of him. See synonyms at correct.
n. Printing ('vīz', rĭ-vīz')
A proof made from an earlier proof on which corrections have been made.

[Latin revīsere, to visit again, look at again : re-, re- + vīsere, frequentative of vidēre, to see; see review.]

revisable re·vis'a·ble adj.
reviser re·vis'er or re·vi'sor n.

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verb

    To prepare a new version of: amend, emend, emendate, revamp, rework, rewrite. See change/persist.


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Antonyms: confirm, preserve, retain

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To go over carefully and make necessary changes; to change.

pronunciation It is necessary to revise and edit the articles before publishing them.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - revidere, gennemse, læse korrektur
n. - revision, korrektur

Nederlands (Dutch)
herzien, repeteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - (GB) réviser (pour un examen), revoir, (Imprim) revoir, réviser
n. - (Imprim) seconde (épreuve)

Deutsch (German)
v. - nochmal durchgehen, revidieren, durchsehen, überholen
n. - Revisionsbogen, Korrekturabzug

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναθεωρώ, επανεξετάζω, διασκευάζω, ξανακοιτάζω, διορθώνω, (Βρετ.) επαναλαμβάνω εξεταστέα ύλη (εν όψει εξετάσεων)

Italiano (Italian)
fare le prove di, riesaminare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rever, reconsiderar

Русский (Russian)
повторять (пройденное), пересматривать, корректировать, проверять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - revisar, repasar, modificar, corregir
n. - revisión, segunda prueba

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - revidera, granska

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
修订, 修改, 修正, 校订, 对...重新分类, 再校样, 二校样

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 修訂, 修改, 修正, 校訂, 對...重新分類
n. - 修訂, 再校樣, 二校樣, 校訂

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 교정하다, 복습하다, 바꾸다
n. - 수정, 개정판

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 訂正する, 改める, 改定する
n. - 再校刷り, 訂正, 修正, 校訂

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعدل, يغير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עיין מחדש, הגיה, שינה (דעתו), שיפר (ציון), למד שנית‬
n. - ‮עלה-הגהה מתוקן‬


 
 
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