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[ed-it] Origin

ed·it

[ed-it]
verb (used with object)
1.
to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
2.
to collect, prepare, and arrange (materials) for publication.
3.
to revise or correct, as a manuscript.
4.
to expunge; eliminate (often followed by out): The author has edited out all references to his own family.
5.
to add (usually followed by in).
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6.
to prepare (motion-picture film, video or magnetic tape) by deleting, arranging, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound record with the film, etc.
7.
Genetics. to alter the arrangement of (genes).
8.
Computers. to modify or add to (data or text).
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noun
9.
an instance of or the work of editing: automated machinery that allows a rapid edit of incoming news.

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Reedit is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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

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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edit
1791, probably a back formation from editor. Related: Edited; editing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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