v. - renovate, revise, improve.

- patch up.

v. - display or show; allow to appear.

- (often as revealing adj.) Disclose, divulge, betray (revealing remark).

- (in refl. Or passive) come to sight or knowledge. [latin velum veil]

v. (-ring) hold in deep and usu. Affectionate or religious respect. [latin vereor fear]

n. (pl. Same) 1 turned-back edge of a garment revealing the undersurface.

- material on this surface. [french: related to *reverse]

v. - (foll. By to) return to a former state, practice, opinion, etc.

- (of property, an office, etc.) Return by reversion. revertible adj. (in sense 2).

—n. - general survey or assessment of a subject or thing.

- survey of the past.

- revision or reconsideration (is under review).

- display and formal inspection of troops etc.

- published criticism of a book, play, etc.

- periodical with critical articles on current events, the arts, etc. —v. - survey or look back on.

- reconsider or revise.

- hold a review of (troops etc.).

- write a review of (a book, play, etc.). reviewer n. [french revoir: related to *view]

v. (-ling) abuse verbally. [french: related to *vile]

v. (-sing) 1 examine or re-examine and improve or amend (esp. Written or printed matter).

- consider and alter (an opinion etc.).

- (also absol.) Go over (work learnt or done) again, esp. For an examination. revisory adj. [latin reviso from video vis- see]

v. (-ving) 1 come or bring back to consciousness, life, or strength.

- come or bring back to existence, or to use or notice etc. [latin vivo live]

—v. (-king) 1 rescind, withdraw, or cancel.

- cards fail to follow suit when able to do so. —n. Cards revoking. revocable adj. Revocation n. [latin voco call]