Revise

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvaɪz/

Definitions

1. To change or improve a piece of writing or a plan by reviewing and correcting it
2. To examine and alter a written work or plan with the intention of enhancing quality or clarity
3. To modify a written document or strategy through assessment and correction to boost its effectiveness or clarity

Etymology: The verb "revise" carries a faint trace of its Latin ancestor's meaning of looking at something again. It was borrowed from Middle French "réviser", which came from the Latin "revīsō", built from the prefix "re-" ("again" or "back") and "vīsō", a frequentative form of "videō", "to see". A frequentative verb expresses repeated or intensive action, so "vīsō" meant to look at something closely and repeatedly, rather than glancing once. That repeated looking explains the sense of checking a text over and over. A writer who revises is effectively seeing the work again and again, and each pass can change what is on the page. The original Latin sense of re-examining survives in the modern meaning, even though "revise" now usually refers to changing the work rather than simply inspecting it.

Synonyms: edit, modify, alter, update, amend

Antonyms: ignore, neglect, overlook