Origin:
1785–95; 1915–20 for def. 6; partly back formation from editor, partly < French éditer < Latin ēditus published (past participle of ēdere to give out), equivalent to ē- e- + -ditus combining form of datus given; compare datum

Related forms

mis·ed·it, verb (used with object)

o·ver·ed·it, verb

pre·ed·it, verb (used with object)

re·ed·it, verb (used with object)

un·ed·it·ed, adjective

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Example Sentences

We also edit the articles that appear in this space.

When you are certain that an edit is misguided, grant that your editor was trying to fix a problem.

The idea that an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit can provide high-quality content is increasingly established.

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We also edit the articles that appear in this space.

When you are certain that an edit is misguided, grant that your editor was trying to fix a problem.

The idea that an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit can provide high-quality content is increasingly established.

Preview and edit your cover before you finalize your order.

Perhaps it hasn't yet been published but could be in edit stages.

Everything on screen is a computational video, meaning there is no loop point and it isn't a linear edit.

Most people would want to edit memories that impair them.

People can edit their movies on-the-fly without making tweaks and then waiting for the movie to render and reflect those changes.

But the same way you do not edit quotes, you should not edit photos.

Then use your own filter to edit out what's either relevant to you or not relevant to you.

Anyone can contribute new items or edit an existing item.

Whether you are desperate enough to squint at your work and edit with your thumbs is another matter.

Every entry is a wiki-a special kind of web page that anyone can edit.

So now we've been through a first edit, a top edit, and a copy edit.

Godoff will also continue to acquire and edit her own books.

Everyone can submit and edit entries, but submissions get reviewed by editors before being published.

Wikipedia visitors will still be able to edit content already posted without registering.

He formally retired a year ago but returned to edit special editions until a few months ago.

Your piece accepts that all publications edit photographs in some ways.

That's great news, especially as you should be able to edit them on the iPad's bigger screen.

She helped edit her husband's writings and drawings after he lost his sight.

It also acts as a filter, allowing people to edit out distracting or unwanted signals such as background noise.

The software creates a permanent record of every edit to show exactly who changed what, and when.

Lawyers and non-lawyers alike are invited to suggest legal arguments and help edit drafts.

Instructors who adopt the books can also edit the authors' words without permission.

Scientists and diplomats review and edit their global warming proposal line by line to reach a consensus.

We edit all opinion pieces before they are published so that they conform to our editorial style and standards of readability.

See our upcoming key edit packages that can work for you.

To edit your previously placed announcements, please click here to login.

Each entry is easy to create and edit iWrite is an easy web-based program to use for manuscript tracking, and it's free.

They will never satisfy power users who want to edit video and play elaborate games, but they are not meant to.

If you don't want others to edit and improve your work, don't put it here.

Students can easily ask parents or faraway friends to edit their term papers remotely without having to send clunky attachments.

The news site follows a similar set of rules as the encyclopedia, which allows anyone to edit and post corrections to.

In addition, admission officials are aware that parents and even teachers are often called on to give the essay an edit.

If you're feeling chatty about video chat, feel free to hop on in and edit this article.

Edit them out of the equation and the menu is still plenty long and articulated, including a great many delights.

Those who fell under the spell of the first two dream that someone will now edit that draft and publish it.

And you can edit mistakes, and do redos on the fly.

Picasa users will now see a small edit button in the top left corner of their.

Either that or find someone who could edit your message and resend it.

Low couldn't easily edit them together for the video.

Palmer also used the ability to edit audiotape for less artistic purposes.

Even better, they could edit their inflammatory master text.

Those who know a thing or two about barcodes and how to use them can edit this article and add their advice.

The size of the comment box makes difficult for me to edit my post adequately.

If you have something to add, log in and edit this page.

So would the ability to edit the circles a post list limited to.

Contribute to it by clicking the edit tab at the top of the page.

So you could import a bunch of code and it would automatically arrange it into a hierarchy that my editor could edit.

By the way, a second edit of this post wouldn't hurt.

If you have something to add to it, log in and edit this page.

Edit the above script so that it will sound natural to make me happy.

Good call bkdowning, that certainly deserves an edit.

Innovations in social networking may unlock entirely new ways to report and edit the news.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

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World English Dictionary

edit (ˈɛdɪt)

—vb
1.	to prepare (text) for publication by checking and improving its accuracy, clarity, etc
2.	to be in charge of (a publication, esp a periodical): he edits the local newspaper
3.	to prepare (a film, tape, etc) by rearrangement, selection, or rejection of previously filmed or taped material
4.	(tr) to modify (a computer file) by, for example, deleting, inserting, moving, or copying text
5.	(often foll by out) to remove (incorrect or unwanted matter), as from a manuscript or film

—n
6.	informal an act of editing: give the book a final edit

[C18: back formation from editor]

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edit

see edition.

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edit

1791, probably a back formation from editor. Related: Edited; editing.

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edit definition

application
Use of some kind of editor program to modify a document. Also used to refer to the modification itself, e.g. "my last edit only made things worse".
To edit something usually implies that the changes will persist for some time, usually by saving the edited document to a file, though one might open an editor, create a new document in memory, print it and exit without saving it to disk.
Editing is normally done by a human but see, e.g., sed.
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