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Definition of "edit" []

  • To prepare (written material) for publication or presentation, as by correcting, revising, or adapting. (verb-transitive)
  • To prepare an edition of for publication: edit a collection of short stories. (verb-transitive)
  • To modify or adapt so as to make suitable or acceptable: edited her remarks for presentation to a younger audience. (verb-transitive)
  • To supervise the publication of (a newspaper or magazine, for example). (verb-transitive)
  • To assemble the components of (a film or soundtrack, for example), as by cutting and splicing. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "edit" in a sentence
  • "Nice boots, though. * posts this edit, will type more in another edit*"
  • "I don't know why GraceAnne's email looks like a YA verse novel; it looks normal in "edit" mode so I don't know how to fix it."
  • "Now read on … Volume 2 is in edit, apologies for our tardiness."