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REVISE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of rewriting something

Synonyms:

rescript; revisal; revise; revision

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("revise" is a kind of...):

revising; rewriting (editing that involves writing something again)

Derivation:

revise (make revisions in)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make revisions in

Example:

revise a thesis

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "revise" is one way to...):

rewrite (write differently; alter the writing of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "revise"):

amend (make amendments to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

revisal; revise (the act of rewriting something)

reviser (someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication)

revising (editing that involves writing something again)

revision (the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification))

revision (the act of rewriting something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving

Example:

We must retool the town's economy

Synonyms:

retool; revise

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "revise" is one way to...):

reorganise; reorganize; shake up (organize anew)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

revision (the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification))

Credits

 Context examples: 

Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) Please rate your level of stiffness.

(FIQR - Stiffness, NCI Thesaurus)

Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) Sit in a chair for 45 minutes.

(FIQR - Sit in a Chair for 45 Minutes, NCI Thesaurus)

The act of preparing by correcting, revising, or adapting.

(Edit, NCI Thesaurus)

Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) Brush or comb your hair.

(FIQR - Brush or Comb Your Hair, NCI Thesaurus)

Test codes of questionnaire questions associated with the revised faces pain scale (FPSR) for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire FPSR Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire test name.

(CDISC Questionnaire FIQR Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The reason why the document is revised.

(Document Version Revision Reason, NCI Thesaurus)

Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire test code.

(CDISC Questionnaire FIQR Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Test names of questionnaire questions associated with the revised faces pain scale (FPSR) for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire FPSR Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Test names of questionnaire questions associated with the revised screener and opiod assessment for patients with pain for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire SOAPP-R Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

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