proofreadverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈpruːf.riːd/us/ˈpruːf.riːd/proofreadto find and correct mistakes in text before it is printed or put online
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Editing & compiling
- abridge
- amend
- blue pencil
- compile
- corrigendum
- cut and paste idiom
- draft
- edit
- editable
- editorial
- emend
- excerpt
- lexicographer
- lexicography
- paste
- proof
- redact
- redaction
- revise
- reword
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proofreading
noun [ U ] uk/ˈpruːfˌriː.dɪŋ/us/ˈpruːfˌriː.dɪŋ/
Most of the errors were corrected at the proofreading stage.