Word family noun edit editor edition editorial editorialize editorship adjective editorial verb edit adverb editorially
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishedited‧it /ˈedɪt/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]TCAM to prepare a book, piece of film etc for printing or broadcasting by removing mistakes or parts that are not acceptable The newspaper edits letters before printing them.2 [transitive] to prepare a book or article for printing by deciding what to include and in what order a collection of essays edited by John Gay3 [transitive] to prepare a film by deciding what to include and in what order4 [transitive]TCN to be responsible for the information that is included in a newspaper, magazine etc She used to edit the Observer. —edit noun [countable] → edit something ↔ out→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
edit• Gupta founded and edited a newspaper in colonial East Africa.• Today the Foxfire magazine is still written, edited, and published by students.• Viewing and editing documents on screen can be much quicker than working on paper.• Education bosses have edited favourite children's author Roald Dahl out of their proposed guide to recommended reading in schools.• Nor is there any way of inputting or editing individual records.• Press B to enter the edit mode.• He looks at a film in the editing room like a sculptor and assembles the pieces.From Longman Business Dictionaryedited‧it /ˈedɪt/ verb [transitive]1to make changes to a piece of writing, a film, or a recording in order to improve it and remove any mistakesAfter you have created and edited a document, you will want to format it.2to be the editor of a newspaper or magazineHe edited the magazine from 1999 to 2006. → edit something → out→ See Verb tableOrigin edit (1700-1800) editor 