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revised

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ɹiˈvaɪzd// UK //ɹɪvˈaɪzd// re·vised

v. to change something in order to improve it or make it more accurate. You often do this to a piece of writing, a plan, or a law.

v. to alter or amend a text, plan, or theory in light of new evidence or feedback. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the entity being modified.


SIMPLE

The author revised the first chapter of her book.

CONTEXTUAL

After receiving feedback from the board, the manager revised the budget to include more funding for marketing.

COMPLEX

The historian revised his initial thesis after discovering a collection of private letters that contradicted the previously accepted timeline of the revolution.

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Usage

The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; in British English, it is also used intransitively to mean 'to study for an exam'.

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