revised

American  

[ri-vahyzd] / rɪˈvaɪzd /

adjective

1. amended or altered.

   His explorations lead us to a revised understanding of modernism in artistic and literary traditions and the history of design.

2. (of something written or printed) corrected, improved, or updated.

   The revised proposal will be presented to the board for discussion at Tuesday's meeting.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of revise.

Other Word Forms

• unrevised adjective
• well-revised adjective

Etymology

Origin of revised

revise ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

ADP’s monthly report showed that the private sector of the U.S. economy added 62,000 jobs last month, down from a revised 66,000 seen in February.

From MarketWatch

In 1952, when Congress revised the immigration laws, it added the same provision without controversy.

From Los Angeles Times

"We have also reassessed the structural changes in the German economy and, in particular, revised our forecast for industrial growth downwards," Wollmershaeuser said.

From Barron's

Since the yen is currently weaker than that, profit expectations could be revised upward if the currency remains near current levels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Modelling suggests this should reduce the heating and loads that caused extra charring, but this will be the first time the revised descent is flown with a crew.

From BBC

Related Words

• adjusted
• amended
• improved
• updated