Revise1. (v. t.) To review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a translation.
2. (v. t.) 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. (v. t.) To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary.
4. (n.) A review; a revision.
5. (n.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
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