| Main Entry: | review |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critique; summary |
Synonyms: |
abstract, analysis, appraisal, article, assessment, blurb, book review, canvass, column, comment, commentary, criticism, discourse, discussion, dissertation, essay, evaluation, exposition, inspection, investigation, journal, judgment, magazine, mention, monograph, notice, organ, outline, pan, periodical, recapitulation, redraft, reviewal, revision, study, synopsis, theme, thesis, treatise, write-up |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
| Main Entry: | revise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correct, edit |
Synonyms: |
alter, amend, blue-pencil, change, clean up, compare, cut, debug, develop, emend, go over, improve, launder, look over, modify, overhaul, perfect, polish, recalibrate, recast, reconsider, redo, redraft, redraw, reexamine, rehash, reorganize, restyle, revamp, review, rework, rewrite, run through, scan, scrub, scrutinize, study, tighten, update, upgrade |
| Main Entry: | revision |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change; rewriting |
Synonyms: |
afterlight, alteration, amendment, correction, editing, emendation, homework, improvement, modification, overhauling, polish, recension, reconsideration, rectification, rectifying, redaction, redraft, reediting, reexamination, rescript, restyling, retrospect, retrospection, review, revisal, revise, updating |
| Main Entry: | rewrite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revise |
Synonyms: |
edit, recast, redraft, rephrase, reword, rework |
| Main Entry: | rework |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | redo |
Synonyms: |
adapt, alter, edit, emend, modify, redraft, redraw, reshape, revamp, revise, rewrite |