edit

Definition of Edit in English :

Verb

1. edit, redact

prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

Example Sentences:
'Edit a book on lexical semantics'
'she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages'

redact

2. edit

supervise the publication of

Example Sentences:
'The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years'

3. cut, edit, edit out

cut and assemble the components of

Example Sentences:
'edit film'
'cut recording tape'

cut
edit out

4. blue-pencil, delete, edit

cut or eliminate

Example Sentences:
'she edited the juiciest scenes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Edit

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verb (transitive)

1.

to prepare (text) for publication by checking and improving its accuracy, clarity, etc

2.

to be in charge of (a publication, esp a periodical)

he edits the local newspaper

3.

to prepare (a film, tape, etc) by rearrangement, selection, or rejection of previously filmed or taped material

4. (transitive)

to modify (a computer file) by, for example, deleting, inserting, moving, or copying text

5. (often foll by out)

to remove (incorrect or unwanted matter), as from a manuscript or film

noun

6. informal

an act of editing

give the book a final edit

Edit

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verb transitive

1.

to prepare (an author's works, journals, letters, etc.) for publication, by selection, arrangement, and annotation

2.

to revise and make ready (a manuscript) for publication

3.

to supervise the publication of and set the policy for (a newspaper, periodical, reference book, etc.)

4. US

to prepare (a film, tape, or recording) for presentation by cutting and splicing, dubbing, rearranging, etc.

5.

to make additions, deletions, or other changes in (a computer file)

noun

6. Informal

an act of editing

a cut made in the edit

1.

edited (by)

2.

edition

3.

editor

Edit

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tr.v. ed·it·ed, ed·it·ing, ed·its

1.

a. To prepare (written material) for publication or presentation, as by correcting, revising, or adapting.

b. To prepare an edition of for publication: edit a collection of short stories.

c. To modify or adapt so as to make suitable or acceptable: edited her remarks for presentation to a younger audience.

2. To supervise the publication of (a newspaper or magazine, for example).

3. To assemble the components of (a film or soundtrack, for example), as by cutting and splicing.

4. To eliminate; delete: edited the best scene out.

n.

An act or instance of editing: made several last-minute edits for reasons of space.

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