English verb: edit | |||
1. | edit (change) prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting | ||
Samples | Edit a book on lexical semantics. She edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages. | ||
Examples | They won't edit the story | ||
Synonyms | redact | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alter, black out, blank out, bracket, bracket out, copyedit, copyread, cut up, falsify, hack, interpolate, subedit | ||
2. | edit (communication) supervise the publication of | ||
Samples | The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring out, issue, publish, put out, release | ||
3. | edit (change) cut and assemble the components of | ||
Samples | Edit film. Cut recording tape. | ||
Examples | They will edit the duet | ||
Synonyms | cut, edit out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Verb group | abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten | ||
4. | edit (change) cut or eliminate | ||
Samples | She edited the juiciest scenes. | ||
Synonyms | blue-pencil, delete | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | censor | ||