edit
- to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
- to collect, prepare, and arrange (materials) for publication.
- to revise or correct, as a manuscript.
- to expunge; eliminate (often followed by out): The author has edited out all references to his own family.
- to add (usually followed by in).
- to prepare (motion-picture film, video or magnetic tape) by deleting, arranging, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound record with the film, etc.
- Genetics. to alter the arrangement of (genes).
- Computers. to modify or add to (data or text).
- an instance of or the work of editing: automated machinery that allows a rapid edit of incoming news.
Origin of edit
edit.
Related Words for edit
rearrange, compose, prepare, arrange, censor, choose, publish, compile, annotate, adapt, assemble, analyze, select, alter, revise, delete, trim, rehash, excise, rectifyExamples from the Web for edit
Contemporary Examples of edit
Being there teaches you to think quickly, edit yourself, and not get too precious about your own work.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s GreatnessMarlow Stern
January 7, 2015
We just saw an edit of one called, “Doug Becomes A Feminist,” and I just really enjoyed watching it.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s GreatnessMarlow Stern
January 7, 2015
But after a while, the edit wars ended, and the article no longer had Einstein going to Albania.
WardsWiki (as it became known) allowed anyone to edit and contribute, without even needing a password.
The result was a new content management application that allowed users to edit and contribute to a Web page.
Historical Examples of edit
I'd rather be her husband than edit a dozen papers like yours.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
Why did I edit a newspaper, and plague myself with our time and its interests?
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
It was interesting, but I should have preferred to edit the recapitulation.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog SledHudson Stuck
Dr. Rajendralal Mitra used to edit an illustrated monthly miscellany.
My ReminiscencesRabindranath Tagore
I consented to edit it for half ownership, for I had an idea.
MemoirsCharles Godfrey Leland
edit
- to prepare (text) for publication by checking and improving its accuracy, clarity, etc
- to be in charge of (a publication, esp a periodical)he edits the local newspaper
- to prepare (a film, tape, etc) by rearrangement, selection, or rejection of previously filmed or taped material
- (tr) to modify (a computer file) by, for example, deleting, inserting, moving, or copying text
- (often foll by out) to remove (incorrect or unwanted matter), as from a manuscript or film
- informal an act of editinggive the book a final edit