revise
Rework a draft
Revise means to look over again with an eye toward changing or improving.
You revise a draft, a plan, or an estimate: I revised the manuscript after getting feedback.
To revise an opinion is to change it based on new information.
In British education, to revise is to review material before an exam—what Americans call studying.
Revise text substantially
- redraftCompose again differently
- reworkModify something already made
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- remodelReconstruct or redesign
restructure · reconceive · reimagine · reconfigure · recast · reshape · reconstruct · rethink
Evaluate again differently
- reassessEvaluate a second time
- reevaluateConsider again more carefully
- reexamineInspect once more
- reviewCritical written assessment
revisit · second thought · reflect · reconsider · reappraise · hindsight · fresh perspective · changed mind
Modify or correct
- rectifyTo make something right
- correctFree from error
- fixRepair or solution
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
emend · rectification · corrigendum · errata · erratum · redress · right · repair
Change partially
- alterMake a modification
- changeTo make different
- adjustChange to fit better
- adaptModify for new conditions
refresh · modernize · renew · revamp · current · latest · amendment · addendum
Smooth by rubbing
- refineRemove impurities from
- honeMake keener or better
- sharpenMake keener or finer
- perfectWithout any flaw
optimize · fine-tune · tweak · enhance · elevate · strengthen · tighten · clarify
Check writing for mistakes
- copyeditRefine text professionally
- redlineEditorial revision marking
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- annotateAdd explanatory remarks
track changes · strikethrough · insertion · deletion · marginal notes · editor · red pen · line edit
rewrite
Revise text substantially
- redraftCompose again differently
- reworkModify something already made
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
remodel · restructure · reconceive · reimagine · reconfigure · recast · reshape · reconstruct · rethink · redo
rethink
Evaluate again differently
- reassessEvaluate a second time
- reevaluateConsider again more carefully
- reexamineInspect once more
review · revisit · second thought · reflect · reconsider · reappraise · hindsight · fresh perspective · changed mind · reversal
amend
Modify or correct
remedy · emend · rectification · corrigendum · errata · erratum · redress · right · repair · mend
modify
Change partially
adapt · refresh · modernize · renew · revamp · current · latest · amendment · addendum · supplement
polish
Smooth by rubbing
perfect · optimize · fine-tune · tweak · enhance · elevate · strengthen · tighten · clarify · streamline
proofread
Check writing for mistakes
- copyeditRefine text professionally
- redlineEditorial revision marking
- markupAdded percentage for profit
annotate · track changes · strikethrough · insertion · deletion · marginal notes · editor · red pen · line edit · fact-check
- do-over verbsrewrite, retype, repaint, redraw, remake
- editorial actionsedit, proofread, publish, review, rewrite
- re- wordsredo, repeat, replay, restart, retry
- writingwriting, drafting, authors, author, books
- writing-related termsparagraph, sentence, word, letter, punctuation
- adjustmentsadjustment, tweaks, adjust, shifts, fixes
revisedraft
Preliminary version of text
originate · compose · create · first draft · start fresh
- revisionist historyDistorted account of past events
- book reviewerOne who critiques publications
- revised editionCorrected reissue of text
- game reviewerOne who evaluates interactive entertainment
- peer reviewerExpert who evaluates submissions
- movie reviewerOne who critiques cinema
revision, reviewer, revised, revising, revises, revisions, revisionist, reviser, revisionism