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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Revise \Re*vise"\, noun
1. A review; a revision. --Boyle.
2. (Print.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Revise \Re*vise"\, verb (used with an object) [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}.]
1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to re["e]xamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a translation.
2. (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.
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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
revise
noun: the act of rewriting something [syn: {revision}, {revisal}, {rescript}]
verb
1: make revisions in; "revise a thesis"
2: revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving; "We must retool the town's economy" [syn: {retool}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
121 Moby Thesaurus words for "revise": alter, amend, amendment, blue, blue-pencil, blueprint, change, cold-type proof, color proof, computer proof, copy, copy out, correct, correction, do over, draft, draw up, duplicate, edit, editing, emend, emendate, emendation, enface, engross, foundry proof, galley, galley proof, go back over, improve, inscribe, make a recension, make out, make over, modify, overhaul, page proof, pen, pencil, perfect, plate proof, polish, press proof, progressive proof, proof, proof sheet, pull, push the pen, put in writing, re-create, re-examine, re-form, reappraise, rebehold, rebuild, recense, recension, recheck, reconsider, reconstitute, reconstruct, record, rectification, rectify, redact, redaction, redesign, redo, redraft, reestablish, refashion, refound, regenerate, reinquire, reinstitute, reissue, remake, renovate, reorganize, repeat, reprint, repro proof, reproduce, rescript, rescription, reshape, restore, restructure, resurrect, rethink, retrace, revaluate, revamp, revampment, review, revisal, revised edition, revision, revive, rework, rewrite, rewriting, scribe, scrive, scroll, slip, spill ink, spoil paper, stone proof, superscribe, trace, transcribe, trial impression, type, update, upgrade, vandyke, work over, write, write down, write out
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