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Editing that involves writing something again
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revising
Word definitions for revising in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. editing that involves writing something again [syn: rewriting ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of revise English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Revise \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 .] To look at again for the detection of errors; to re["e]xamine; ...
Usage examples of revising.
The value of writing that paragraph lay, first, in giving her proof that she could do it, and, second, in giving her a benchmark for rethinking and revising the rest of her book.
Nabokov continued to work on the Juridical Council and on revising criminal law.
October 1925 he had completed the first draft of his first novel, and spent November revising it.
England and doubtless had its influence in revising opinion concerning America.
Court of the nation the power of revising the decisions of local tribunals, on questions which affect the nation, as to require that words which import this power should be restricted by a forced construction.
For example, revising the sanctions should include legalizing the de facto dissolution of the flight ban.
In addition, this approach to revising sanctions overlooks the considerable political influence Baghdad now wields as a result of its deliberate manipulation of oil-for-food contracts and smuggling to reward its advocates.
She stood frowning in front of these, revising her opinion of the man again.
Other writers -- my friend David Finkel comes to mind -- work with meticulous precision, sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, combining drafting and revising steps.