■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.
↘prepare and arrange material for (a recording or broadcast).
↘change (online text) on a computer or word processor.
↘( ~ something out ) remove material in preparing a recording or broadcast.
2》 be ~or of (a newspaper or magazine).
■ noun a change or correction made as a result of ~ing.
Derivatives
~able adjective
Origin
C18: partly a back-form. from ~or , reinforced by Fr. éditer 'to ~'.