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brush up vs review

review vs brush up

brush up is not a noun while review is a noun.

brush up and review both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brush up No No Yes No
review Yes No Yes No
As verbs, brush up and review are synonyms defined as:
  • brush up and review: refresh one's memory
Other synonyms of brush up include refresh.
brush up (noun) review (noun)
a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
a formal or official examination
(law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
a new appraisal or evaluation
a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
brush up (verb) review (verb)
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state look at again; examine again
refresh one's memory look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
hold a review (of troops)
refresh one's memory
appraise critically
Difference between brush up and review

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