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cop·y·ed·it

or copy edit also cop·y-ed·it  (kŏp′ē-ĕd′ĭt)
tr.v. cop·y·ed·it·ed, cop·y·ed·it·ing, cop·y·ed·its
To correct and prepare (a manuscript, for example) for publication.
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copy-edit

vb
(Journalism & Publishing) journalism to prepare (copy) for printing by styling, correcting, etc
copy editor n
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copy-edit


Past participle: copy-edited
Gerund: copy-editing

Imperative
copy-edit
copy-edit
Present
I copy-edit
you copy-edit
he/she/it copy-edits
we copy-edit
you copy-edit
they copy-edit
Preterite
I copy-edited
you copy-edited
he/she/it copy-edited
we copy-edited
you copy-edited
they copy-edited
Present Continuous
I am copy-editing
you are copy-editing
he/she/it is copy-editing
we are copy-editing
you are copy-editing
they are copy-editing
Present Perfect
I have copy-edited
you have copy-edited
he/she/it has copy-edited
we have copy-edited
you have copy-edited
they have copy-edited
Past Continuous
I was copy-editing
you were copy-editing
he/she/it was copy-editing
we were copy-editing
you were copy-editing
they were copy-editing
Past Perfect
I had copy-edited
you had copy-edited
he/she/it had copy-edited
we had copy-edited
you had copy-edited
they had copy-edited
Future
I will copy-edit
you will copy-edit
he/she/it will copy-edit
we will copy-edit
you will copy-edit
they will copy-edit
Future Perfect
I will have copy-edited
you will have copy-edited
he/she/it will have copy-edited
we will have copy-edited
you will have copy-edited
they will have copy-edited
Future Continuous
I will be copy-editing
you will be copy-editing
he/she/it will be copy-editing
we will be copy-editing
you will be copy-editing
they will be copy-editing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been copy-editing
you have been copy-editing
he/she/it has been copy-editing
we have been copy-editing
you have been copy-editing
they have been copy-editing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been copy-editing
you will have been copy-editing
he/she/it will have been copy-editing
we will have been copy-editing
you will have been copy-editing
they will have been copy-editing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been copy-editing
you had been copy-editing
he/she/it had been copy-editing
we had been copy-editing
you had been copy-editing
they had been copy-editing
Conditional
I would copy-edit
you would copy-edit
he/she/it would copy-edit
we would copy-edit
you would copy-edit
they would copy-edit
Past Conditional
I would have copy-edited
you would have copy-edited
he/she/it would have copy-edited
we would have copy-edited
you would have copy-edited
they would have copy-edited
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Translations

copy-edit

[ˈkɒpɪˈedɪt] VT → editar y corregir
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