The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Revise \Re*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revised; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Revising.] [F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see
   again; pref. re- re- + videre, visum, to see. See Review,
   View.]
   1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to
      reexamine; to review; to look over with care for
      correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a
      translation.
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   2. (Print.) To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the
      same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been
      corrected in the type.
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   3. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to
      revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary.
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   The Revised Version of the Bible, a version prepared in
      accordance with a resolution passed, in 1870, by both
      houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury,
      England. Both English and American revisers were employed
      on the work. It was first published in a complete form in
      1885, and is a revised form of the Authorized Version. See
      Authorized Version, under Authorized.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

revising
    n 1: editing that involves writing something again [syn:
         rewriting, revising]