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edit

[ed-it]

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verb (used with object)

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).

noun

an instance of or the work of editing: automated machinery that allows a rapid edit of incoming news.

Origin of edit

1785–95; 1915–20 for def 6; partly back formation from editor, partly < French éditer < Latin ēditus published (past participle of ēdere to give out), equivalent to ē- e-¹ + -ditus combining form of datus given; cf. datum

Related formsmis·ed·it, verb (used with object)o·ver·ed·it, verbre·ed·it, verb (used with object)un·ed·it·ed, adjectivewell-ed·it·ed, adjective

edit.

edited.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for edit

rearrange, compose, prepare, arrange, censor, choose, publish, compile, annotate, adapt, assemble, analyze, select, alter, revise, delete, trim, rehash, excise, rectify

Examples 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 Greatness
Marlow 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 Greatness
Marlow Stern
January 7, 2015
But after a while, the edit wars ended, and the article no longer had Einstein going to Albania.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story
Walter Isaacson
October 19, 2014
WardsWiki (as it became known) allowed anyone to edit and contribute, without even needing a password.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story
Walter Isaacson
October 19, 2014
The result was a new content management application that allowed users to edit and contribute to a Web page.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story
Walter Isaacson
October 19, 2014

Historical Examples of edit

I'd rather be her husband than edit a dozen papers like yours.
The Foolish Lovers
St. John G. Ervine
Why did I edit a newspaper, and plague myself with our time and its interests?
Dreamers of the Ghetto
I. Zangwill
It was interesting, but I should have preferred to edit the recapitulation.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled
Hudson Stuck
Dr. Rajendralal Mitra used to edit an illustrated monthly miscellany.
My Reminiscences
Rabindranath Tagore
I consented to edit it for half ownership, for I had an idea.
Memoirs
Charles Godfrey Leland

British Dictionary definitions for edit

edit

verb (tr)

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

noun

informal an act of editinggive the book a final edit

Word Origin for edit

C18: back formation from editor

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for edit

v.

1791, perhaps a back-formation from editor, or from French éditer, or from Latin editus, past participle of edere (see edition). Related: Edited; editing. As a noun, by 1960.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper