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To make something into something else
“The lawyer will often begin to revise the document with standard legal formatting, terms, and conditions, and take out aspects perceived as risks to your organization.”
To make improvements to
“He continued to revise his masterpiece, the 1848 Code, poring over it year by year as Whitman did with Leaves of Grass.”
To reconsider a decision, information, or a point of view
“Also, there is a need to revise the Food Guide Pyramid to reflect the Dietary Guidelines.”
To make a change from one state, form or position to another
“This was not a popular view in government or military circles at that time, and he was under much pressure to revise his stance on the issue.”
To study a subject, typically by rereading related material
“Xola used to drag me to a secluded spot, with a biology book in his hands, to revise and prepare for the exams.”
To reread written material
“As you reread and revise what you have written, you should try to critique your own assignment in the same way that the markers will critique your essay when it is assessed.”
To give new life to, or to restore to a healthy condition
To make less extreme or uncompromising
To do or say something again or repeatedly
Plural for the action or process of altering or being altered
“Sir Maurice Hankey was instructed to make it clear in the revise of the Minutes that the decision had only been intended as provisional.”
(printing) Plural for a trial impression of a page, taken from type or film and used for making corrections before final printing
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