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Definitions for Edit

[1] to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
[2] to collect, prepare, and arrange (materials) for publication.
[3] to revise or correct, as a manuscript.
[4] to expunge; eliminate (often followed by out ): The author has edited out all references to his own family.
[5] to add (usually followed by in ).
[6] to prepare (motion-picture film, video or magnetic tape) by deleting, arranging, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound record with the film, etc.
[7] Genetics . to alter the arrangement of (genes).
[8] Computers . to modify or add to (data or text).
[9] an instance of or the work of editing: automated machinery that allows a rapid edit of incoming news.
[10] edited.
[11] edition.
[12] editor.
[13] to prepare (text) for publication by checking and improving its accuracy, clarity, etc
[14] to be in charge of (a publication, esp a periodical) he edits the local newspaper
[15] to prepare (a film, tape, etc) by rearrangement, selection, or rejection of previously filmed or taped material
[16] (tr) to modify (a computer file) by, for example, deleting, inserting, moving, or copying text
[17] (often foll by out) to remove (incorrect or unwanted matter), as from a manuscript or film
[18] informal an act of editing give the book a final edit

Words related to Edit

rearrange, compose, prepare, arrange, censor, choose, publish, compile, annotate, adapt, assemble, analyze, select, alter, revise, delete, trim, rehash, excise, rectify

Words nearby Edit

edinburgh, edirne, edison, edison effect, edison, thomas a., edit, edit trace, edit., edith, edith cavell, editio princeps

Origin of Edit

1785–95; 1915–20 for def 6 ; partly back formation from editor, partly < French éditer < Latin ēditus published (past participle of ēdere to give out), equivalent to ē- e-1 + -ditus combining form of datus given; cf. datum

Other words from Edit

mis·ed·it , verb (used with object)
o·ver·ed·it , verb
re·ed·it , verb (used with object)
un·ed·it·ed , adjective
well-ed·it·ed , adjective

Word origin for Edit

C18: back formation from editor

Synonyms for Edit

adapt, alter, analyze, annotate, arrange, assemble, censor, choose, compile, compose, delete, prepare, publish, rearrange, revise, select, amplify, assign, blue-pencil, butcher, check, condense, correct, cut, discard, doctor, draft, emend, excise, feature, fine-tune, finish, massage, polish, prescribe, proofread, rectify, redact, regulate, rehash, rephrase, report, scrub, style, tighten, trim, boil down, fly speck, go over, make up, put together, recalibrate, set up, strike out, write over