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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.

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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 forms

mis·ed·it, verb (used with object)o·ver·ed·it, verbre·ed·it, verb (used with object)un·ed·it·ed, adjective

well-ed·it·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for edited

Mercifully, much of it will be edited out of the televised version.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The talks and other resources we create will be edited, professionally produced, and shared online around the world.
Quorum: Global LGBT Voices||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The book, edited by former Yank magazine art director Art Weithas, featured visual art from the war and was a best seller.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was edited by Amy Pyle and copy edited by Sheela Kamath and Nikki Frick.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Both verify that the ad ran on Grindr and has not been edited or altered in any way.
A Tom Cotton Ad on Grindr?|Ben Jacobs|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had edited the Alcestis, and married his laundress; lost money by his edition, and his fellowship by his match.
Vivian Grey|Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
Lengres, 1588 (since reprinted and edited by Laure Fonta, Paris, 1888).
The Morris Book|Cecil J. Sharp
Edited, from materials supplied by his widow, by Robert Buchanan.
John James Audubon|John Burroughs
In 1785 an edition in seventeen volumes was published, edited by Thomas Sheridan.
Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature|Margaret Ball
It was not therefore published until 1848, when they were edited by Mr. Croker.
The Wits and Beaux of Society|Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton

British Dictionary definitions for edited

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

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Word Origin and History for edited

edit

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.

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