edit (v.)

  1. prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; Edit a book on lexical semantics; she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages

    [ Syn: redact ]

  2. supervise the publication of; The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years'

  3. cut and assemble the components of; edit film; cut recording tape

    [ Syn: cut , edit out ]

  4. cut or eliminate; she edited the juiciest scenes

    [ Syn: blue-pencil , delete ]

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