edit

ed·it  (dt)

tr.v. ed·it·ed, ed·it·ing, ed·its

1.

a. To prepare (written material) for publication or presentation, as by correcting, revising, or adapting.

b. To prepare an edition of for publication: edit a collection of short stories.

c. To modify or adapt so as to make suitable or acceptable: edited her remarks for presentation to a younger audience.

2. To supervise the publication of (a newspaper or magazine, for example).

3. To assemble the components of (a film or soundtrack, for example), as by cutting and splicing.

4. To eliminate; delete: edited the best scene out.

n.

An act or instance of editing: made several last-minute edits for reasons of space.

Phrasal Verbs:

edit in

To insert during the course of editing: An additional scene was edited in before the show was aired.

edit out

To delete during the course of editing: A controversial scene was edited out of the film.

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[Partly back-formation from editor and partly from French éditer, to publish (from Latin ditus, past participle of dere : -, ex-, ex- + dare, to give; see d- in Indo-European roots).]

Word History: The word edit is often cited as an example of back-formation. In other words, edit is not the source of editor, as dive is of diver, the expected derivational pattern; rather, the reverse is the case. Edit in the sense "to prepare for publication," first recorded in 1793, comes from editor, first recorded in 1712 in the sense "one who edits." There is more to the story, however. Edit also comes partly from the French word éditer, "to publish, edit," first recorded in 1784. In the case of edit, two processes, borrowing and back-formation, occurred either independently or together, perhaps one person originally taking edit from French, another from editor, and yet a third from both.

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edit [ˈɛdɪt]

vb (tr)

1. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) to prepare (text) for publication by checking and improving its accuracy, clarity, etc.

2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) to be in charge of (a publication, esp a periodical) he edits the local newspaper

3. (Performing Arts) to prepare (a film, tape, etc.) by rearrangement, selection, or rejection of previously filmed or taped material

4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (tr) to modify (a computer file) by, for example, deleting, inserting, moving, or copying text

5. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) (often foll by out) to remove (incorrect or unwanted matter), as from a manuscript or film

n

(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Informal an act of editing give the book a final edit

[back formation from editor]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	edit - prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages" redact alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" interpolate, alter, falsify - insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby cut up, hack - significantly cut up a manuscript black out - suppress by censorship as for political reasons; "parts of the newspaper article were blacked out" blank out - cut out, as for political reasons; "several line in the report were blanked out" copyedit, copyread, subedit - edit and correct (written or printed material) bracket out, bracket - place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark"
	2.	edit - supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years" issue, publish, bring out, release, put out - prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
	3.	edit - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" edit out, cut alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
	4.	edit - cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" blue-pencil, delete censor - subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"

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edit

verb

1. revise, check, improve, correct, polish, adapt, rewrite, censor, condense, annotate, rephrase, redraft, copy-edit, emend, prepare for publication, redact The publisher has the right to edit the book once it has been written.

2. put together, select, arrange, organize, assemble, compose, rearrange, reorder She has edited a collection of essays.

3. be in charge of, control, direct, be responsible for, be the editor of I used to edit the college paper in the old days.

edit something out remove, cut, exclude, omit, erase, excise, delete, strike out, expunge, blue-pencil This scene was edited out for television.

Quotations
"Editing is the same as quarreling with writers - same thing exactly" [Harold Ross]

Translations

edit [ˈedɪt]

A. VT (= be in charge of) [+ newspaper, magazine, etc] → dirigir; (= prepare for printing) → corregir, revisar; (= cut) → cortar, reducir (Cine, TV) → montar (Rad) → editar (Comput) → editar
edited by [newspaper] → bajo la dirección de; [text, book] → edición de, editado por

B. N → corrección f

C. CPD edit key N → tecla f de edición

edit out VT + ADV → eliminar, suprimir

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edit [ˈɛdɪt] vt

[+ article, essay, manuscript] → préparer; [+ text written by sb else] → éditer

(COMPUTING) [+ file] → éditer

[editor] [+ magazine, newspaper] → être le* rédacteur* en chef de(la)/trice

[+ film] → monter

edit out

vt sep (= delete) → couper

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edit

vt series, author, newspaper, magazine → herausgeben, edieren; newspaper story, book, text → redigieren, bearbeiten; film, tape → schneiden, cutten; (Comput) → editieren, bearbeiten; edited by: … (Film) → Schnitt: …

vi → redigieren, redaktionell arbeiten

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edit [ˈɛdɪt] vt (newspaper, magazine) → dirigere; (book, series) → curare; (article, speech, text) → fare la revisione di; (tape, film) (TV) (programme) → montare (Comput) → editare, correggere e modificare

edit out vt + adv → tagliare

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edit [ˈɛdɪt] vt (newspaper, magazine) → dirigere; (book, series) → curare; (article, speech, text) → fare la revisione di; (tape, film) (TV) (programme) → montare (Comput) → editare, correggere e modificare

edit out vt + adv → tagliare

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edit

v edit [ˈedit]

to prepare (a book, manuscript, newspaper, programme, film etc) for publication, or for broadcasting etc, especially by correcting, altering, shortening etc. redigeer يُحَرِّرُ редактирам připravit k vydání redigere herausgeben επιμελούμαι preparar, editar toimetama ویرایش کردن؛ برای چاپ آماده کردن muokata préparer, mettre au point (pour la publication) לַעֲרוֹך संपादन करना uređivati sajtó alá rendez, szerkeszt menyunting búa til útgáfu; klippa; ritstÿra curare l'edizione di 編集する 편집하다, 교정하다 redaguoti rediģēt sunting uitgeven, monteren redigere redagować preparar a edição de редактировать; монтировать pripraviť na vydanie urejati uređivati redigera, vara redaktör för เรียบเรียงแก้ไข yayına hazırlamak 編輯 редагувати, готувати до друку اشاعت کے لۓ تیار کرنا biên tập 编辑

n edition [iˈdiʃn]

a number of copies of a book etc printed at a time, or the form in which they are produced the third edition of the book; a paperback edition; the evening edition of the newspaper. uitgawe, oplaag طَبْعَه редакция vydání udgave; -udgave; version die Auflage, die Ausgabe έκδοση edición väljaanne چاپ؛ نشر painos édition מַהֲדוּרָה संस्करण izdanje kiadás (könyvé) edisi útgáfa edizione 版 (간행물의) 판(版) leidimas, laida izdevums; tirāža; metiens edisi editie utgave, opplag wydanie edição ediţie издание; выпуск vydanie izdaja izdanje upplaga, utgåva ฉบับพิมพ์; พิมพ์ครั้งที่ baskı, basım 版，版本 видання ایک وقت میں شا‏ئع ہونے والی کسی کتاب ، اخبار وغیرہ کی کل تعداد ؛ اشاعت کی کوئی خاص صورت số bản in; lần xuất bản 版，版本

n editor

1 a person who edits books etc a dictionary editor. redigeerder مُحَقِّق ، مُحَرِّر редактор redaktor, -ka redaktør der Herausgeber επιμελητής editor, redactor toimetaja ویراستار kustannustoimittaja rédacteur, trice, éditeur/-trice עוֹרֵך संपादक urednik szerkesztő penyunting ritstjóri; útgáfustjóri curatore 編集者 (출판물 등의) 편집자 redaktorius redaktors penyunting redacteur redaktør, utgiver; filmklipper redaktor (edytor) editor de texto editor редактор redaktor, -ka urednik urednik redaktör, utgivare ผู้เรียบเรียง; บรรณาธิการ editör, yayıncı 編輯 редактор اشاعت یا نشر کے لیے مواد مرتب کرنے والا شخص biên tập viên 编辑

2 a person who is in charge of (part of) a newspaper, journal etc The editor of The Times; She has been appointed fashion editor. redakteur مُحَرِّر редактор redaktor, -ka; vydavatel, -ka redaktør der Redakteur συντάκτης redactor jefe toimetaja سر دبیر päätoimittaja rédacteur/-trice en chef עוֹרֵך सम्पादक urednik szerkesztő; rovatvezető redaktur ritstjóri direttore; redattore 編集長 (신문, 잡지 등의) 주필 redaktorius redaktors editor redacteur redaktør redaktor naczelny chefe de redacção re­dac­tor-şef редактор redaktor, -ka; vydavateľ, -ka urednik urednik redaktör บรรณาธิการ editör, yazı işleri müdürü 編輯 редактор اشاعت یا نشریہ کا ذمہ دار نگراں người chịu trách nhiệm một phần của tờ báo 编辑

adj ediˈtorial [-ˈtoː-]

of or belonging to editors editorial work/staff. , hoofartikel, inleidingsartikel إفْتِتاحي редакторски redaktorský redaktionel; redaktions- Redaktions-... που ανήκει στο συντάκτη editorial toimetus(e)- ویرایشی؛ ویراستاری toimitus- de (la) rédaction שֶׁל עָרִיכָה सम्पादकीय urednički szerkesztői redaksi ritstjórnar- editoriale; redazionale 編集の 편집의 redaktoriaus, redakcijos redakcijas-; redaktora- menyunting redactioneel redaksjons-, redaksjonell, redaktør- redakcyjny, edytorski da redacção editorial, de redacţie редакционный redaktorský uredniški urednički redaktionell, redaktörs- เกี่ยวกับงานของบรรณาธิการ yazı işlerine / editöre ait 編輯的 редакторський; редакційний اداریہ thuộc biên tập viên 编辑的

n

the leading article in a newspaper. redaksioneel, van die redaksie مَقالَه رِئيسيَّه،كلمَة التَّحْرير уводна статия úvodník leder; ledende artikel der Leitartikel κύριο άρθρο editorial juhtkiri سرمقاله pääkirjoitus éditorial מַאֲמָר מַעֲרֶכֶת सम्पादकीय लेख uvodnik vezércikk tajuk rencana leiðari editoriale, articolo di fondo 社説 사설 vedamasis ievadraksts rencana hoofdartikel leder (artikkel) wstępniak editorial editorial передовица úvodník uvodnik editorijal ledare บทนำ; บทบรรณาธิการ başyazı 社論 передовиця اخبار کا خاص مقالہ bài xã luận 社论