copy-edit
verb /ˈkɒpi edɪt/
/ˈkɑːpi edɪt/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they copy-edit | /ˈkɒpi edɪt/ /ˈkɑːpi edɪt/ |
| he / she / it copy-edits | /ˈkɒpi edɪts/ /ˈkɑːpi edɪts/ |
| past simple copy-edited | /ˈkɒpi edɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːpi edɪtɪd/ |
| past participle copy-edited | /ˈkɒpi edɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːpi edɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form copy-editing | /ˈkɒpi edɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːpi edɪtɪŋ/ |
- copy-edit (something) to correct and prepare a text for printing