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Synonyms for revise

16 synonyms
1 meaning

verb
noun

Most common

edit alter amend review re-consider re-examine re-organize retool

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Amend

amend, alter, edit

Other

review, re-examine, re-consider, re-organize, reorganise UK, retool, overhaul, study, rub up, castigate rare, bone up slang

Noun

revision, rescript, revisal

Definitions

v. 1
To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
This statute should be revised.
n. 1
A review or a revision.

Related words

Word family: reviser revision revisal revisory
Phrases: revise one's priors

Forms

Plural: revises → revisions, rescripts, revisals…
Past participle: revised
e.g. revised → amended, altered, edited, reviewed…

Example sentences

edit Please edit the sentence if it is wrong or awkward.
alter As the artist grows older his paintings may alter.
amend The Diet is likely to amend this unpopular law.
review I just scored 15/15 on a review test for Unit II.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
revise		falling
edit		rising
alter		steady
amend		falling
review		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: edit²
5 letters: study², alter², amend²
6 letters: review², retool²
7 letters: revisal
8 letters: revision³, overhaul³, rescript
9 letters: castigate³
10 letters: reorganise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (edit² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: revoir
Italiano: rivedere
Español: revisar
Deutsch: Wiedersehen