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Definition edit in American English

edit verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈedɪt/
1

to make a book or document ready to be published by correcting the mistakes and making other changes

Example

Her original text has been heavily edited (=changed a lot).

Synonyms and related words
asset backlist bibliography
1.1

to make changes to a computer file on screen

Example

The program enables you to copy and edit files in the usual way.

Synonyms and related words
access archive author
1.2

to make changes to a movie, or to a television or radio program before it is shown or broadcast

Example

The segment, once edited, ran 12 minutes.

Synonyms and related words
anchor bleep out bring in
1.3

to make changes to a piece of film or a video, taking out the parts that you do not want

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animation behind the scenes cut
2

to be the editor in charge of a newspaper or magazine

Example

She edits a prestigious medical journal.

Synonyms and related words
backstory blackout checkbook journalism
2.1

to produce a book by choosing, arranging, and explaining things that other people have written

Example

the collection of essays edited by Frank Palmer

Example

He edited the letters of Matthew Arnold.

Synonyms and related words
adapt append bowdlerize
Definition edit in American English