v.
- examine and improve or amend (written or printed matter).
▸reconsider and alter in the light of further evidence.
- Brit. reread work done previously to improve one's knowledge, typically for an examination.
n.
Printing a proof including corrections made in an earlier proof.
Derivative
- revisable adj.
- revisal n.
- reviser n.
- revisory adj.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. réviser ‘look at’, or L. revisere ‘look at again’.