Revise \Re*vise"\, v. t. [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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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