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 )