edit

[ ed-it ]

/ ˈɛd ɪt /

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.

Nearby words

edinburgh, edirne, edison, edison effect, edison, thomas a., edit, edit trace, edit., edith, edith cavell, editio princeps

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 unedited

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
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
Watch the full, unedited videos of all 22 events from The Daily Beast's Women in the World summit.
Women in the World: The Full Program|The Daily Beast Video|March 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Many are sloppily melodramatic and the show seems thrown at you unedited.
The Art of 'Mr. Brainwash'|Anthony Haden-Guest|February 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Below is the unedited transcript of their instant message conversation, which took place at 9:36 p.m. in Tehran (1:06 p.m. EST).
Eyewitness Account: "My Brother Was Beaten"|Parvez Sharma|June 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Bear in mind your ability as an author and make my life a poem of delights, an unedited romance.
Garrick's Pupil|Auguston Filon

British Dictionary definitions for unedited

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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edit

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