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   Ed·it

   /ˈedət/

   

   verb

   • 1. prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it: "Volume I was edited by J. Johnson" Similar correctcheckcopyeditimprovereviseemendpolishmodifyadaptrewriterewordreworkrescriptredraftrephraseassembleprepare for publicationshortencondensecutabridgeapprovecensorredactinformal:clean upiron outselectchooseassembleorganizeput togetherarrangerearrange
   • ▪ choose material for (a movie or a radio or television program) and arrange it to form a coherent whole: "you could edit together a succession of short clips" Similar selectchooseassembleorganizeput togetherarrangerearrange
   • ▪ change (text) on a computer.
   • ▪ remove unnecessary or inappropriate words, sounds, or scenes from a text, movie, or radio or television program: "the film's sexually explicit scenes have been edited out"
   • 2. be editor of (a newspaper or magazine): "he began to edit the magazine in 1923" Similar be the editor ofcontrol the content ofcontroldirectrunmanagebe in charge ofbe responsible forbe at the helm ofbe chief ofheadleadsupervisesuperintendoverseepreside overbe the boss ofinformal:head up
   • 3. alter (a gene or other nucleotide sequence) by the insertion, deletion, or replacement of one or more nucleotides: "in recent years, scientists have sought more precise ways to edit the genome"

   noun

   • 1. a change or correction made as a result of editing: "the system has no word wrap feature—so even small edits involved extensive rekeying"
   • ▪ a version of written, recorded, or filmed material made as a result of editing: "a rough edit of some delightful Javanese gamelan music"
   • ▪ a featured selection of clothes, accessories, beauty products, etc. from a particular season or collection: "this is ELLE’s personal Autumn/Winter 2012 edit"

   Word Origin late 18th century (as a verb): partly a back-formation from editor, reinforced by French éditer ‘to edit’ (from édition ‘edition’).

   Scrabble Points: 5

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