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   Re·view

   /rəˈvyo͞o/

   

   noun

   • 1. a formal assessment or examination of something with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary: "a comprehensive review of defense policy" Similar analysisevaluationassessmentappraisalexaminationinvestigationscrutinyinquiryexplorationprobeinspectionstudyauditrare:anatomization
   • ▪ a reconsideration of a judgment, sentence, etc., by a higher court or authority: "a review of her sentence" Similar reconsiderationre-examinationreassessmentre-evaluationreappraisalmoderationrethinkanother looka fresh lookchangealterationmodificationrevision
   • ▪ a report on or evaluation of a subject or past events: "the CEO's end-of-year review" Similar surveyreportstudyaccountrecorddescriptionexpositionstatementdelineationoverviewrundownbreakdownoverall picturecompte renduprocès-verbalsumming-upinformal:sitrep
   • 2. a critical appraisal of a book, play, movie, exhibition, etc., published in a newspaper or magazine: "she released her debut solo album to rave reviews" Similar criticismcritiquewrite-upnoticeassessmentevaluationjudgmentratingcommentarypiecearticlecolumninformal:crit
   • ▪ a periodical publication with critical articles on current events, the arts, etc.: "the New Left Review" Similar journalperiodicalmagazineorganpublicationproceedingsannualquarterlymonthly
   • 3. a ceremonial display and formal inspection of military or naval forces, typically by a sovereign, commander in chief, or high-ranking visitor: "he conducted a final review of his troops and spoke of his pride in having served in the US army" Similar inspectionparadedisplaydemonstrationfield daytattooarraymusterprocessionmarch-past

   verb

   • 1. examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary: "the company's safety procedures are being reviewed"
   • ▪ submit (a sentence, case, etc.) for reconsideration by a higher court or authority: "the Attorney General asked the court to review the sentence"
   • ▪ survey or evaluate (a subject or past events): "in the next chapter we review a number of recent empirical studies" Similar surveystudyresearchconsidertake stock ofanalyzeauditexaminescrutinizeinquire intomake inquiries intoexplorelook intoprobeinvestigateconduct investigations intoinspectassessappraisesize upsum uprare:anatomize
   • 2. write a critical appraisal of (a book, play, movie, etc.) for publication in a newspaper or magazine: "I reviewed his first novel" Similar comment ondiscussevaluateassessappraisejudgeweigh upratewrite upcritiquecriticize
   • 3. (of a sovereign, commander in chief, or high-ranking visitor) make a ceremonial and formal inspection of (military or naval forces): "the Queen reviewed her brightly arrayed troops" Similar inspectviewscrutinizeparademustermarch past
   • 4. view or inspect for a second time or again: "all slides were then reviewed by one pathologist" Similar reconsiderre-examinereassessre-evaluatereappraisemoderaterethinkthink overtake another look attake a fresh look atlook at in a different lighthave another think aboutchangealtermodifyreviseOpposite stick by

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal inspection of military or naval forces): from obsolete French reveue, from revoir ‘see again’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reviewable adjective
   • 2. reviewal noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   Synonyms for REVIEW in English: re-examination, revision, rethink, retrospect, another look, reassessment, fresh look, second look, reconsideration, re-evaluation, …

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    Synonyms for REVIEW: examination, inspection, survey, study, reconsideration, reevaluation, analysis, second-thought, revision, retrospection, second view; Antonyms for REVIEW: ignore, neglect, praise, approve.

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