copyedit

or cop·y-ed·it

[ kop-ee-ed-it ]

verb (used with object)

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

Origin of copyedit

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

Words Nearby copyedit

copybook
copyboy
copycat
copycutter
copy desk
copyedit
copyeditor
copyfight
copyfitting
copygirl
copygraph

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British Dictionary definitions for copy-edit

copy-edit

verb

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

Derived forms of copy-edit

copy editor, noun

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