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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In December, he filed a multi-billion dollar lawsuit in a Florida court accusing the BBC of defamation and of violating a trade practices law over the editing of a Panorama programme.

From BBC

DOGE’s AI program “automatically drafts all submission documents for attorneys to edit.”

From Salon

The think tank apologized for what it said was an “unauthorized and unapproved edit” and fired an employee over the incident.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now 40, Kortuem says he had to "edit" himself in hockey - and life - to fit in.

From BBC

She assigns and edits stories related to wealth management, personal finance and individual investing and oversees production of special sections on those topics.

From The Wall Street Journal

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