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[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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“We have a lot to be concerned about and a lot to be suspicious about, we really do,” said Freeman, who edits the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Karger, the Bass spokesperson, said this month that the report “was written and edited by the Fire Department.”

From Los Angeles Times

Speaking further about her depiction in the media at that time, Winslet described how magazine cover images of her were edited without her knowledge - something she also famously spoke out about in the early 2000s.

From BBC

Because he reads the texts edited for the U.S. market, he says “ate” when a character has eaten something, instead of the English “et.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"The first gene editing drug approved for a blood disease -- sickle cell anemia -- targets a cell-type specific enhancer."

From Science Daily

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