Both Uses
revise
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Native Speaker
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- Normally I would have ceased matters temporarily, retreated to Westchester to reiterate and revise.†
*revise = change
- I'm sorry, Henry, I don't want to be no fun but I'm not going to let you step into the middle of my night and start revising our history.†
revising = 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) In the UK, revise can also mean to review material previously studied to prepare for a test.