edit
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.
have edited
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present perfectof edit.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In a review, The Telegraph's critic Ed Cumming wrote: "To show how seriously the BBC takes the allegations against the presenters, they have edited out their jokes."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
We held this conversation by email; I have edited Dennis' responses here and there for clarity, but have not altered the substance of his remarks.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2023
The idea that he and Robert Gottlieb, who have edited thousands of pages together, still meet prepared to go to war over semicolons defies any rational partitioning of time.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
We have edited the interview for brevity and clarity.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 25, 2021
Tulloch-gorum is a lively clever song, but I would never have edited this collection had I thought with Burns that it is the best song Scotland ever saw.
From Robert Burns by John Campbell Shairp
