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English verb: blue-pencil

1. blue-pencil (change) cut or eliminate


SamplesShe edited the juiciest scenes.


ExamplesThey won't blue-pencil the story


Synonymsdelete, edit


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)censor









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