[rɪˈvʌɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- examine and make corrections or alterations to (written or printed matter)
(e.g: the book was published in 1960 and revised in 1968)

- reread work done previously to improve one's knowledge of a subject, typically to prepare for an examination
(e.g: students frantically revising for exams)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘look again or repeatedly (at)’): from French réviser ‘look at’, or Latin revisere ‘look at again’, from re- ‘again’ + visere (intensive form of videre ‘to see’)

[rɪˈvʌɪz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a proof including corrections made in an earlier proof
(e.g: I handed in the revises this morning)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘look again or repeatedly (at)’): from French réviser ‘look at’, or Latin revisere ‘look at again’, from re- ‘again’ + visere (intensive form of videre ‘to see’)