re-visioning
UK[ˌriːˈvɪʒənɪŋ]US[ˌriːˈvɪʒənɪŋ]
v
The act of reconsidering and altering or updating something, especially a plan, idea, or policy.
Morpheme Breakdown
re
vision
ing
re
again
vision
sight/plan
ing
verb suffix
Etymology
The word 'revisioning' is a modern English formation built upon the established noun 'revision,' which itself entered English in the early 17th century from Latin revisere ("to look at again"). The core component 'vision' traces back to the Latin visio ("act of seeing"), from the verb vidēre ("to see"), a root with a deep Proto-Indo-European ancestry (weid-, meaning "to see"). The literal concept of "seeing again" evolved metaphorically into the abstract idea of "re-examining and changing." By adding the '-ing' suffix, the word becomes a gerund or present participle, concretizing the action of this process. Thus, 'revisioning' logically encapsulates the act of looking at a plan or concept anew with the intent to modify it.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + vision (sight/plan) + ing (verb suffix)
re: Latin origin, a prefix meaning "again" or "back."
vision: Latin origin (from vidēre, "to see"), here meaning "the act or faculty of seeing" or "a mental image or plan."
ing: Old English origin, a suffix forming the present participle or verbal noun.
Examples
The committee is revisioning the company's strategy for the next decade.
Revisioning the original manuscript took several months of careful work.
Her approach involves constantly revisioning her goals based on new experiences.