subedit

[suhb-ed-it]

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verb (used with object), verb (used without object) British.

to copyedit.

Origin:
1860–65; back formation from subeditor

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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.

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subedit (sʌbˈɛdɪt)

—vb
	to edit and correct (written or printed material)

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"If someday I make a dictionary of definitions wanting single words to head them, a cherished entry will be "To abridge, expand, or otherwise alter or cause to be altered for the sake of belated improvement, one's own writings in translation.""

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