HyperDic: edit

English > 4 senses of the word edit:
VERBchangeedit, redactprepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
communicationeditsupervise the publication of
changeedit, cut, edit outcut and assemble the components of
changeedit, blue-pencil, deletecut / cut or eliminate
edit > pronunciation
Soundseh'daht
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > edit: 4 senses > verb 1, change
MeaningPrepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey won't edit the story
Examples
  • "Edit a book on lexical semantics"
  • "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
Synonymredact
Narrowerblack outSuppress by censorship as for political reasons
blank outcut out, as for political reasons
bracket, bracket outplace into brackets / brackets
copyread, subedit, copyeditedit and correct (written or printed material)
hack, cut upsignificantly cut up a manuscript
interpolate, alter, falsifyinsert words into texts, often falsifying / falsifying / falsifying it thereby
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Spanishdirigir
Catalaneditar, redactar, tallar
Nounseditingputting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
editora person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication
English > edit: 4 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaningsupervise the publication of.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"
Broaderpublish, bring out, put out, issue, releasePrepare and issue for public distribution or sale
Spanisheditar
English > edit: 4 senses > verb 3, change
Meaningcut and assemble the components of.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey will edit the duet
Example"edit film"
Synonymscut, edit out
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Similar toabridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduceReduce in scope while retaining essential elements
English > edit: 4 senses > verb 4, change
Meaningcut / cut or eliminate.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"she edited the juiciest scenes"
Synonymsblue-pencil, delete
Broadercensorsubject to political, religious, or moral censorship
Spanishborrar, censurar, editar
Catalansuprimir

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