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

As the year draws to a close, a few members of our edit staff shared stories that defined the last 12 months for their beat.
Video: TechCrunch editors share their top stories of 2020|Veanne Cao|December 23, 2020|TechCrunch
These reports were put together by the edit team tracking industry trends and painted a broad picture of the media company’s audience.
How Complex entered the race to earn revenue from audience insights|Kayleigh Barber|December 23, 2020|Digiday
In pigs, it’s necessary to create identical edits in many animals in order to establish a population of founder pigs for breeding.
Gene editing has made pigs immune to a deadly epidemic|Katie McLean|December 11, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Each song runs about three minutes long, and you can tack on more verses and make edits for an extra free.
Thoughtful gifts for someone in grief|Purbita Saha|December 3, 2020|Popular-Science

So smart home devices in place and hooked together with Home Assistant, an open source Python project, I customized it and made some edits and a few integrations.
So You Want to Roboticize Your House?|Eugene Robinson|December 2, 2020|Ozy
Meanwhile, the Netherlands and Spain opted for the "unedited" version.
Sony Emails Show How the Studio Plans to Censor Kim Jong Un Assassination Comedy ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He tells The Daily Beast exclusively that as long as criticism of Putin is aired unedited in his shows he has “no problem.”
Larry King’s Russian TV Dilemma: “It Would Be Bad if They Tried to Edit Out Things. I Wouldn’t Put Up With It.”|Lloyd Grove|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What follows is a completely unedited transcript of that conversation.
Ryan Lochte Tells All: Sex, Swimming, Dating, Drinking, and Dieting|Anna Klassen|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So I watched back-to-back first the unedited video and then the MSNBC version.
The Newtown Heckling Controversy|David Frum|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Romney demanded that Mother Jones release the whole unedited tape, and it did, and there was nothing there for Romney to lean on.
As Usual, Dishonesty Rules|Michael Tomasky|September 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A number of other law tracts must have existed in early times, and several which have been preserved are still unedited.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
She spoke to him, as she always did, in a manner entirely unedited for children.
The Wishing-Ring Man|Margaret Widdemer
Bear in mind your ability as an author and make my life a poem of delights, an unedited romance.
Garrick's Pupil|Auguston Filon
But Major Hume found the papers in the Spanish official publication in a deplorably unedited state.
The Valet's Tragedy and Other Stories|Andrew Lang
In a great many cases the copy will come in carelessly written and wholly unedited.
Punctuation|Frederick W. Hamilton

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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