Synonyms and antonyms of Editing, adapting and proofreading in British Thesaurus

abridge (verb)

to produce a shorter form of a book, play etc by making cuts in the original

adapt (verb)

to change a book or play so that it can be made into a film, TV programme etc

append (verb)

formal to add something to the end of a piece of writing

bowdlerise ()

a British spelling of bowdlerize

bowdlerize (verb)

to remove the parts of a book, film, or play that are likely to offend people, with the result that it is not as good

censor (verb)

to remove parts of a book, film, letter etc for moral, religious, or political reasons

compress (verb)

to write something in fewer words

condense (verb)

to make a piece of writing shorter by removing some parts

cut (verb)

to make something such as a piece of writing, a speech, a film, or a broadcast shorter by removing parts from it

cut (verb)

to remove parts from something such as a piece of writing, a speech, a film, or a broadcast, especially because they are not suitable

cut down ()

to make something such as a speech or piece of writing shorter

delete (verb)

to remove or cross out something that has been written

dramatise ()

a British spelling of dramatize

dramatize (verb)

theatre to make a book or story into a play

edit (verb)

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

emend (verb)

to correct mistakes in something, especially a piece of writing before it is printed

erase (verb)

mainly American to remove writing, drawing, or marks made by a pencil or pen by rubbing it off with a rubber. A more usual British word is rub out.

excise (verb)

formal to remove part of a book or film, for example because it is considered offensive

fictionalise ()

a British spelling of fictionalize

fictionalize (verb)

to use a real event as the story for a book, play, or film by changing some details

hack (verb)

to spoil a piece of writing by removing or changing a lot of its parts

interpolate (verb)

formal to add something in the middle of a piece of writing

mark up ()

to correct or write notes or instructions on a piece of writing, especially before it is published

pad out ()

to put unnecessary information into something to make it longer

paginate (verb)

to put a number on each page of a book or other document

paragraph (verb)

to organize a piece of writing into paragraphs

proof (verb)

informal to proofread

proofread (verb)

to read something written or printed and mark any mistakes so that they can be corrected

read (verb)

used for telling someone about mistakes in printing

read through ()

to read all of a document, book etc in order to check or correct it

redact (verb)

formal to make changes to a document before it is published

rewrite (verb)

to make changes to a piece of writing in order to make it better

rub out (British)

British to remove with a rubber something that you have written or drawn in pencil, especially because you have made a mistake

sanitise ()

a British spelling of sanitize

sanitize (verb)

to take out from information, writing etc parts that might be offensive or unpleasant, usually in a way that makes them less interesting and less useful

score out ()

to draw a line through written words

scratch (verb)

to remove something, for example a word from a sentence or something from a list

scratch out ()

to remove a word from a sentence or something from a list by drawing a line through it

strike (verb)

to remove words from a document, for example by drawing a line through them

strike out ()

to remove words from a document, for example by drawing a line through them

sub (verb)

informal to subedit

subedit (verb)

British to read what someone else has written and find and correct their mistakes

tippex (verb)

British to cover a mistake in something you are writing or typing using Tipp-Ex

update (verb)

to add the most recent information to something such as a book, document, or list

water down ()

to make something such as a statement or newspaper article less offensive, powerful, or detailed

write in ()

to add words or numbers that are missing from something

write out ()

to remove a character from a television or radio series by writing stories that do not include them