All 3 Uses of "revise" in "The Handmaid's Tale"

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All 3 Uses

revise
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The Handmaid's Tale
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I'll have to revise that: if they cut the hair for lice, they'd cut the beard too.†
Chpt 18 *

revise = change
I revise that: within limits.†
Chpt 19
We were revisionists; what we revised was ourselves.†
Chpt 35

revised = changed

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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
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
In the UK, revise can also mean to review material previously studied to prepare for a test.