EDIT


Meaning of EDIT in English

■ 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 ~'.

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