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| 1. | [ verb ] (writing) prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting | |
| Synonyms: | redact | |
| Examples: | "Edit a book on lexical semantics" "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages" |
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| Related terms: | change black_out hack blue-pencil blank_out copyread interpolate bracket editor redact editing | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (news) supervise the publication of | |
| Examples: | "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years" |
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| Related terms: | publish | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (writing) edit, delete, or revise; of books, etc. | |
| Synonyms: | delete blue-pencil | |
| Related terms: | censor deletion | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cut and assemble the components of | |
| Synonyms: | edit_out cut | |
| Examples: | "edit film" "cut recording tape" |
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| Related terms: | change abridge | |
| Similar spelling: |
Edith Edyth Edythe |
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