edit
verb
[ ˈɛdɪt ]
• prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.
• "Volume I was edited by J. Johnson"
Similar:
correct,
check,
copy-edit,
improve,
revise,
emend,
polish,
modify,
adapt,
rewrite,
reword,
rework,
rescript,
redraft,
rephrase,
assemble,
prepare for publication,
shorten,
condense,
cut,
abridge,
approve,
censor,
redact,
clean up,
iron out,
select,
choose,
organize,
put together,
arrange,
rearrange,
• be editor of (a newspaper or magazine).
• "he began to edit the magazine in 1923"
Similar:
be the editor of,
control the content of,
control,
direct,
run,
manage,
be in charge of,
be responsible for,
be at the helm of,
be chief of,
head,
lead,
supervise,
superintend,
oversee,
preside over,
be the boss of,
head up,
• alter (a gene or other nucleotide sequence) by the insertion, deletion, or replacement of one or more nucleotides.
• "in recent years, scientists have sought more precise ways to edit the genome"
edit
noun
• a change or correction made as a result of editing.
• "the system has no word wrap feature—so even small edits involved extensive rekeying"
Origin:
late 18th century (as a verb): partly a back-formation from editor, reinforced by French éditer ‘to edit’ (from édition ‘edition’).
