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Added 10 October 2026

revise

/ɹɪˈvaɪz/ verb

Latin root: revīsō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about revise at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
This statute should be revised.
To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
I've only just begun to revise for my exams.
To look at again, to reflect on.

noun

A review or a revision.
A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.

Origin

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

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