verb

edit

Translation

to edit, to revise, to correct

She needs to edit her essay.

He edited the film for television.

I will edit out the unnecessary parts.

((sth.)) to prepare (sth.) for publication by correcting or changing it She will edit the report tomorrow.

((sth.)) out to remove (sth.) while editing Please edit out this paragraph.

Synonyms: revise, correct, amend, redact

From Latin 'editus', past participle of 'edere' meaning 'to bring forth, publish'. Related to 'editor'.

An 'editor' is the person who performs the action 'to edit'.