proofread
[proof-reed]
- to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
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- to read printers' proofs, copy, etc., to detect and mark errors, especially as an employee of a typesetting firm, newspaper office, or publishing house.
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Origin of proofread
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Contemporary Examples
And I was supposed to get a draft copy of the book to proofread, but I never did.
'Saved by the Bell' Star Dustin Diamond Doesn't Want to Be a Jerk AnymoreKevin Fallon
August 11, 2014
I like to proofread in noisy restaurants, with my glasses off, staring close at the type.
Historical Examples
This second edition is also available in proofread PDF format.
The Kath Sarit SgaraSomadeva Bhatta
The printed book was typeset and proofread more carefully than most books of similar literary quality.
Irene IddesleighAmanda McKittrick Ros
The text herein presented was derived from scans of the original report which were OCRed and proofread.
Phylogeny of the Waxwings and Allied BirdsM. Dale Arvey
Magpruyba pa ku sa katapúsang pahina, I still have to proofread the last page.
A Dictionary of Cebuano VisayanJohn U. Wolff
First, the information on file is copied, and proofread to guard against errors.
proofread
- to read (copy or printer's proofs) to detect and mark errors to be corrected
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Word Origin and History for proofread
v.
also proof-read, 1878, back-formation from proofreader. Related: Proofread; Proofreading.
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