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revising

revising

2.9
The act of changing writing to make it clearer
  • noun
  • /rɪˈvaɪzɪŋ/
translation icon : revisión
  • Hill, Matthew B. Revising (the) Resistance: American Guerillas in Popular Film and Television. 1289.

Some people are great at revising, at addressing notes, right?

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Examples

  • And that allowed us to do our job as a revising chamber better.

  • Reflecting and Revising

    Academic text (1999)
  • Most teachers divide the process of writing an essay into three stages: Prewriting, Writing, and Revising.

  • The revising of the manuscript took several weeks to ensure clarity and coherence.

  • After revising her paper, she felt more confident about her arguments and analysis.

Synonyms

modification
vsrevising
137 3.9

Changing something to make it better or more suitable

is specifically about improving text content and clarity rather than general changes
editing
vsrevising
126 2.7

The act of preparing writing, videos, or recordings for sharing by correcting and arranging them

focuses specifically on improving meaning and clarity rather than layout
revision
vsrevising
94 2.9

A change made to improve or correct something

focuses on the active process of improving content and clarity
updating
vsrevising
9 2.0

Making something more current by adding new information

focuses on improving clarity and expression, not only adding new facts
rewriting
vsrevising
7 3.7

Changing a text to make it clearer or better

covers gradual improvement steps rather than full reauthoring
restatement
vsrevising
5 4.1

A different way of saying the same idea to make it clearer

involves active improvement and correction beyond mere repetition
reworking
vsrevising
4 3.9

A new version of a book or film with changes

describes the step-by-step improvement activity rather than the final product
copy editing
vsrevising
  • Specialized
2 3.6

A process of checking and correcting written text to make it clear and accurate before publication

is broader, covering overall content improvement beyond final accuracy checks
reformulation
vsrevising
1 5.0

Changing something so it becomes better or works differently

is more about improving clarity and content than broad change
rephrasing
vsrevising
1 3.5

Putting something into different words to make it clearer

is about improving the whole text, not only its wording
recasting
vsrevising
1 5.6

Changing the words of a sentence to say it more clearly

aims at improving clarity and content rather than only changing form
rewording
vsrevising
1 3.5

Saying or writing the same idea using different words to make it clearer

covers wider content changes beyond simply changing wording
revisal
vsrevising
7.6

An act of changing something written to make it clearer or more correct

emphasizes the ongoing editing process rather than the single act
rescript
vsrevising
9.5

A new version of a written text that replaces the first

refers to the editing process that produces such rewritten versions

How Thorough

to overhaul
35 4.6
rewriting
7 3.7
revising
2.9
editing
126 2.7
proofreading
4 3.2

Surface Forms

revising singular
revisings plural

Morphology

revising = revise (transparent) = revise + ing

The noun sense is a regular gerund/nominalization of the verb 'revise' formed with '-ing', so the process meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Revising comes from the parts re- 'again' and vis- 'see', the same root as vision. So to be revising is to 'see again', to look at your writing once more and make it better.