Definitions

edit

[ed-it] / ˈɛd ɪt /

VERB

rewrite, refine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adapt alter analyze annotate arrange assemble censor choose compile compose delete prepare publish rearrange revise select

STRONG

amplify assign blue pencil butcher check condense correct cut discard doctor draft emend excise feature fine-tune finish massage polish prescribe proofread rectify redact regulate rehash rephrase report scrub style tighten trim

WEAK

boil down fly speck go over make up put together recalibrate set up strike out write over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disarrange disorder disorganize disperse disturb scatter separate

STRONG

indulge keep ruin spoil worsen

Example Sentences

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The pair, who launched their New Jersey business the Entry Edit this year, offer packages that range from $400 to $1,200, plus add-ons like a pair of mums for $50.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Their other sister Edit also said she had spoken to them on New Year's Eve and they appeared to be happy and cheerful.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025

The other is known as Emu Edit that allows users to more easily alter or edit videos with text prompts.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

The art critic Edit DeAk poses in front of a Howard Chandler Christy mural from 1934 at the Café des Artistes.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2023

“So I’d tell my stories about being a maid and she’d write them down? Edit them or... something like that?”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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