edit
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
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to collect, prepare, and arrange (materials) for publication.
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to revise or correct, as a manuscript.
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to expunge; eliminate (often followed byout ).
The author has edited out all references to his own family.
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to add (usually followed byin ).
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to prepare (motion-picture film, video or magnetic tape) by deleting, arranging, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound record with the film, etc.
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Genetics. to alter the arrangement of (genes).
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Computers. to modify or add to (data or text).
noun
abbreviation
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edited.
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edition.
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editor.
verb
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to prepare (text) for publication by checking and improving its accuracy, clarity, etc
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to be in charge of (a publication, esp a periodical)
he edits the local newspaper
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to prepare (a film, tape, etc) by rearrangement, selection, or rejection of previously filmed or taped material
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(tr) to modify (a computer file) by, for example, deleting, inserting, moving, or copying text
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(often foll by out) to remove (incorrect or unwanted matter), as from a manuscript or film
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Other Word Forms
- misedit verb (used with object)
- overedit verb
- reedit verb (used with object)
- unedited adjective
- well-edited adjective
Etymology
Origin of edit
First recorded in 1785–95; 1915–20 edit for def. 6; partly back formation from editor, partly from French éditer, verb derivative of Latin ēditus “published, given out,” past participle of ēdere “to give out,” from ē- e- 1 + -dere, combining form of dare “to give” ( datum )
Example Sentences
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Their research combines caffeine with CRISPR, a powerful gene editing tool known as clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, to explore new ways to treat chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
From Science Daily
The rising cohorts of women’s-rights campaigners bore less of an imprint of the orthodox Protestantism than those of Stanton’s generation and had no interest in editing the Bible.
Musk, who has said he is committed to preventing child exploitation, announced in January that the company would limit the image-generation and editing tools to paying customers.
Cienfuegos is a font of directing ideas, but his work here could use more editing.
From Los Angeles Times
Their remarks have been edited for clarity and length.
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