All 4 Uses of
revise
in
The Idiot
- He declares that your humbug of a landlord revised this gentleman's article—the article that was read aloud just now—in which you got such a charming dressing-down.†
Chpt 2.10 *revised = changed
- "It was only out of generosity, madame," he said in a resonant voice, "and because I would not betray a friend in an awkward position, that I did not mention this revision before; though you heard him yourself threatening to kick us down the steps.†
Chpt 2.10revision = a change; or a changed version
- "I must state that I only revised the first part of the article," interposed Lebedeff with feverish impatience, while laughter rose from all around him; "but we fell out in the middle over one idea, so I never corrected the second part.†
Chpt 2.10revised = changed
- "May I ask when this article was revised?" said Evgenie Pavlovitch to Keller.†
Chpt 2.10
Definition:
to change (and hopefully improve) -- most frequently to improve a written document, but it can be any intentional change such as a change in an estimated amount, a plan, or a series of procedures