REVISE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does revise mean? 

• REVISE (noun)
  The noun REVISE has 1 sense:

1. the act of rewriting something

  Familiarity information: REVISE used as a noun is very rare.

• REVISE (verb)
  The verb REVISE has 2 senses:

1. make revisions in
2. revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving

  Familiarity information: REVISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REVISE (noun)

Meaning:

The act of rewriting something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

revisal; revise; revision; rescript

Hypernyms ("revise" is a kind of...):

revising; rewriting (editing that involves writing something again)

• REVISE (verb)

Meaning:

Make revisions in

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

revise a thesis

Hypernyms (to "revise" is one way to...):

rewrite (write differently; alter the writing of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "revise"):

amend (make amendments to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

retool; revise

Context example:

We must retool the town's economy

Hypernyms (to "revise" is one way to...):

reorganise; reorganize; shake up (organize anew)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something