editverb [ T ]
uk/ˈed.ɪt/us/ˈed.ɪt/B2 to make changes to a text or film, deciding what will be removed and what will be kept in, in order to prepare it for being printed or shown:
Janet edited books for a variety of publishers.
The movie's 129 minutes were edited down from 150 hours of footage.
to be in charge of the reports in a newspaper or magazine, etc.:
He edits a national newspaper.
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- She edits a women's magazine.
- I've edited manuscripts now for 20 years.
- Her words were heavily edited.
- I tend to edit on screen for the sake of speed.
- We edited the script down to 60 pages.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Editing & compiling
- abridge
- amend
- compilation
- compile
- compiler
- corrigendum
- cut and paste idiom
- draft
- editable
- editorial
- emend
- excerpt
- lexicographer
- lexicography
- paste
- proof
- redact
- redaction
- revise
- reword
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Newspapers & magazines
editing
noun [ U ] uk/ˈed.ɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˈed.ɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
Filming the documentary took two months, but editing took another four.
Phrasal verb(s)
edit sth out
editnoun [ C, usually singular ]
/ˈed.ɪt/edit noun [ C, usually singular ] (TEXT)
an act of making changes to a text or film, deciding what will be removed and what will be kept in, in order to prepare it for being printed or shown:
The article needed a thorough edit before it could be published.
edit noun [ C, usually singular ] (CLOTHES)
a range of clothes or other goods that has been chosen for a particular purpose, or to be worn or used at a particular time:
Check out the delightful dresses in our new summer edit.