All 3 Uses of
revise
in
Hiroshima, by John Hersey
- Later revisions of the law provided for monthly allowances to victims suffering from various aftereffects.†
Chpt 5 *revisions = changes; or changed versions
- In 1975, one of the laws providing support to the hibakusha was revised, and Nakamura-san began to receive a so-called health-protection allowance of six thousand yen, then about twenty dollars, a month; this would gradually be increased to more than twice that amount.†
Chpt 5revised = changed
- In 1960, it had tried to block revision of the United States-Japanese Security Treaty, on the ground that it encouraged a renewed militarism in Japan, whereupon some more conservative groups formed Kakkin Kaigi, the National Council for Peace and against Nuclear Weapons.†
Chpt 5revision = a change; or a changed version
Definitions:
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(1)
(revise) 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
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In the UK, revise can also mean to review material previously studied to prepare for a test.