edit

I UK [ˈedɪt] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "edit":
present tense I/you/we/they edit he/she/it edits present participle editing past tense edited past participle edited
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1) to make a book or document ready to be published by correcting the mistakes and making other changes

Her original text has been heavily edited (= changed a lot).

a) computing to make changes to a computer file on screen

The program enables you to copy and edit files in the usual way.

b) to make changes to a piece of film or a video, taking out the parts that you do not want

c) to make changes to a film, or to a television or radio programme before it is shown or broadcast

The segment, once edited, ran to 12 minutes.

2)

a) to be the editor in charge of a newspaper or magazine

She edits a prestigious medical journal.

b) to produce a book by choosing, arranging, and explaining things that other people have written

the collection of essays edited by Frank Palmer

He edited the letters of Matthew Arnold.

Phrasal verbs:

- edit out

II UK [ˈedɪt] / US noun
Word forms "edit":
singular edit plural edits

1) [countable] the process of editing something such as a book, document, or film

The text is very messy and needs a close edit.

2) [uncountable] computing a menu in some computer programs that allows you to cut, copy, or move parts of a document or file, or look for particular words in it