edit

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/ ˈɛd ɪt /

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM edit

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

Other definitions for edit (2 of 2)

edit.

abbreviation

edited.

edition.

editor.

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How to use edit in a sentence

Approximately two-thirds of the brand-specific employees from Bonnier made the transition to North, including the editors-in-chief and the vast majority of the edit team.
‘Valuations had shifted’: What a private equity acquisition means for legacy media|Kayleigh Barber|November 19, 2020|Digiday
As confidence has returned in some markets, clients are once again looking for “campaigns that will actually cut through, rather than the classic Zoom edits cut up for a 30-second spot, which is not very original,” Barnes said.
Deep Dive: How the future of publishing is taking shape in the ongoing coronavirus crisis era|Pierre Bienaimé|November 17, 2020|Digiday
By clicking on the icon, which will not have the Adobe branding, readers will see information such as who took the photo and where it was taken, along with a history of the photo’s edits.
How Adobe plans to fight the scourge of deepfakes|jonathanvanian2015|October 20, 2020|Fortune
It also suggests edits that make your writing clearer and more engaging.
Become a better writer with these online tools|Harry Guinness|October 20, 2020|Popular-Science

They used influencers who were contributing content directly from the new phones using Dropbox, which enabled the agency to put together an edit without biking around hard drives in London.
‘Creative work is changing’: How Dropbox is working to ease the future for creative teams|Kayleigh Barber|October 12, 2020|Digiday
But probably because we co-edited the Deadline Artists anthologies with our friend Jesse Angelo, we feel a fidelity to the form.
The Best Columns of 2014|John Avlon, Errol Louis|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
He edited nearly forty works, some of them classics, but principally relative to ancient English history and antiquities.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Emily Clark, a native of Richmond, founded and edited a literary, monthly magazine entitled "Reviewer."
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
I have always been a Union man, and have edited a Union paper for the last twenty-five years.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot|William Gannaway Brownlow
Of the books printed about this time we may note first the works edited by Bentley himself.
A History of the Cambridge University Press|S. C. Roberts
I have no objection to any of these being edited, say with a scythe, and reproduced.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for edit

edit

/ (ˈɛdɪt) /

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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