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 reëxamine; 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", n. 1. A
review; a revision. Boyle.
2. (Print.) A second proof sheet; a
proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent
correction.
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 reëxamine; 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", n. 1. A
review; a revision. Boyle.
2. (Print.) A second proof sheet; a
proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent
correction.
