edit

¹

[ ed-it ]

verb (used with object)

1. to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
2. to collect, prepare, and arrange (materials) for publication.
3. to revise or correct, as a manuscript.
4. to expunge; eliminate (often followed by out ):

   The author has edited out all references to his own family.

5. to add (usually followed by in ).
6. to prepare (motion-picture film, video or magnetic tape) by deleting, arranging, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound record with the film, etc.
7. Genetics. to alter the arrangement of (genes).
8. Computers. to modify or add to (data or text).

noun

1. an instance of or the work of editing:

   automated machinery that allows a rapid edit of incoming news.

edit.

²

abbreviation for

1. edited.
2. edition.
3. editor.

edit

/ ˈɛdɪt /

verb

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. tr 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

1. informal.
   an act of editing

   give the book a final edit

Other Words From

• mis·edit verb (used with object)
• over·edit verb
• re·edit verb (used with object)
• un·edit·ed adjective
• well-edit·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of edit¹

First recorded in 1785–95; 1915–20 edit fordef 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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of edit¹

C18: back formation from editor

Example Sentences

The editing of a session that would normally last more than an hour gave a few small clues about Amorim's thinking before his first match in charge at Ipswich on Sunday.

From BBC

However, the downside is that a complete blockade of this "editing office" also affects healthy cells, resulting in significant side effects of any spliceosome inhibitor developed so far.

From Science Daily

But, he asserted, even with the back-and-forth, the final editing decisions were his alone.

From Los Angeles Times

Tanton also published and, for many years, edited The Social Contract, a magazine that served as a clearinghouse for his ideas.

From Salon

Well, I had been editing a social work journal on the campus of Cal State Long Beach from like 2000 to right before “The Goldbergs” started.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adapt
• alter
• analyze
• annotate
• arrange
• assemble
• censor
• choose
• compile
• compose
• delete
• prepare
• publish
• rearrange
• revise
• select