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Webster 1913 Edition
Revise
Re-vise′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Revised
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Revising
.] 1.
To look at again for the detection of errors; to reexamine; 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
.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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Revise
REVI'SE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To review; to re-examine; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a proof sheet.2.
To review, alter and amend; as, to revise statutes.REVI'SE
,Noun.
1.
Review; re-examination.2.
Among printers, a second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first correction.