Both Uses of
revise
in
The Adventures of Augie March
- Not that this old lover the Commissioner doesn't deserve citation for having no alarm and dying undisgusted, without last minute revision of lifetime habits.†
Chpt 6 *revision = a change; or a changed version
- Even though she was continually singing and whistling songs to herself like "My Blue Heaven" and "A Faded Summer's Love," doing her nails, revising her hair, she didn't live in these vanities.†
Chpt 11revising = changing
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.