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editing

[ed-it]

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verb (used with object)

to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.

to collect, prepare, and arrange (materials) for publication.

to revise or correct, as a manuscript.

to expunge; eliminate (often followed by out): The author has edited out all references to his own family.

to add (usually followed by in).

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to prepare (motion-picture film, video or magnetic tape) by deleting, arranging, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound record with the film, etc.

Genetics. to alter the arrangement of (genes).

Computers. to modify or add to (data or text).

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noun

an instance of or the work of editing: automated machinery that allows a rapid edit of incoming news.

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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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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well-ed·it·ed, adjective

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