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ed·it

(ĕd′ĭt)

tr.v. ed·it·ed, ed·it·ing, ed·its

a. To prepare (written material) for publication or presentation, as by correcting, revising, or adapting.

b. To prepare an edition of for publication: edit a collection of short stories.

c. To modify or adapt so as to make suitable or acceptable: edited her remarks for presentation to a younger audience.

2. To supervise the publication of (a newspaper or magazine, for example).

3. To assemble the components of (a film or soundtrack, for example), as by cutting and splicing.

4. To eliminate; delete: edited the best scene out.

An act or instance of editing: made several last-minute edits for reasons of space.

Phrasal Verbs:

edit in

To insert during the course of editing: An additional scene was edited in before the show was aired.

edit out

To delete during the course of editing: A controversial scene was edited out of the film.

[Partly back-formation from editor and partly from French éditer, to publish (from Latin ēditus, past participle of ēdere : ē-, ex-, ex- + dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots).]

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Verb

edit out - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"

edit, cut

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

Translations

w>edit out

vt sep → herausnehmen; (from film, tape) → herausschneiden; character (from story) → herausstreichen

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