copy-edit

verb

1. journalism to prepare (copy) for printing by styling, correcting, etc

Derived Forms

• copy editor, noun

Example Sentences

And one of the things that I’ve always loved you saying is that you read the New York Times in pencil, you copy-edit it while you go along?

From The New Yorker

First I left for two days and two nights to copy-edit my novel.

From New York Times

In this week’s bonus episode, Slate Plus members will hear an absolutely unique interview with someone who interned in the Office of the Independent Counsel during college and helped copy-edit the Starr Report.

From Slate

“The final step was a daylong family gathering, where each of my five kids and two sons-in-law was assigned a portion to copy-edit. I offered $20 for each typo and then met in my office individually with each of the seven to review and debate their suggested changes. They made me much better.”

From New York Times

She remembered crying as she tried to copy-edit the issue.

From The Guardian