copyedit

or cop·y-ed·it

[ kop-ee-ed-it ]

verb (used with object)

1. to edit (a manuscript, document, text, etc.) for publication, especially for punctuation, spelling, grammatical structure, style, etc.
2. to copyread.

Word History and Origins

Origin of copyedit¹

First recorded in 1950–55; back formation from copy editor ( def )

Example Sentences

I once sent her a memo somewhat caustically discussing whether a sentence on the site should say “memento” or “momento,” and she took my pedantic copyediting in stride.

From Scientific American

Some scholarly publishers have already outsourced operations like copyediting and printing.

From Science Magazine

For example, assessing candidates on their proficiency and knowledge of copyediting rather than holding a degree in English.

From Fox News

Heavy copyediting, they note, is more common in high-impact journals, where the new findings were most striking.

From The Guardian

You do not need to copyedit a paper — that is generally the job of the journal that has asked you to review the article.

From Nature