revise

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of rewriting something
verb make revisions in
verb revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving

Borrowed from Middle French réviser, from Latin revīsō, from re- + vīsō (“examine”), frequentative of videō (“see”).

Sent off the revise of introduction to Mr. — The Journal of Sir Walter Scott: From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford, Walter Scott
Here's where I get a revise or quit. — Torchy and Vee, Sewell Ford
Since the last revise appeared, a few years ago, I had not opened the pages of this volume; and strange though it may seem, I took it up to correct with almost as much novelty as if it had been a new book by some one else. — Through Finland in Carts, Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie

revision, revisal, rescript

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