ed ‧ it /ˈedət, ˈedɪt/ BrE AmE verb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ edit , ↑ editor , ↑ edition , ↑ editorial , editorialize, ↑ editorship ; verb : ↑ edit ; adverb : ↑ editorially ; adjective : ↑ editorial ]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: editor ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] to prepare a book, piece of film etc for printing or broadcasting by removing mistakes or parts that are not acceptable:
The newspaper edits letters before printing them.
2 . [transitive] to prepare a book or article for printing by deciding what to include and in what order:
a collection of essays edited by John Gay
3 . [transitive] to prepare a film by deciding what to include and in what order
4 . [transitive] to be responsible for the information that is included in a newspaper, magazine etc:
She used to edit the Observer.
—edit noun [countable]
edit something ↔ out phrasal verb
to remove something when you are preparing a book, piece of film etc for printing or broadcasting SYN cut :
The interviewer’s questions have been edited out.