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Meaning of 'edit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Edit [ v. t.]
- To superintend the publication of; to revise and prepare for publication; to select, correct, arrange, etc., the matter of, for publication; as, to edit a newspaper.

Meaning of 'edit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . edit [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cut and assemble the components of
Example in sentence:
  • cut recording tape;
  • edit film
Meaning (2):
- prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
Example in sentence:
  • Edit a book on lexical semantics;
  • she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages
Meaning (3):
- cut or eliminate
Example in sentence:
  • she edited the juiciest scenes
Meaning (4):
- supervise the publication of
Example in sentence:
  • The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years

Nearby Words:

edibility edible edibleness edict edictal edificant edification edificatory edifice edificial

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