VERB | change | edit, redact | prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting |
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communication | edit | supervise the publication of | |
change | edit, cut, edit out | cut and assemble the components of | |
change | edit, blue-pencil, delete | cut / cut or eliminate |
Sounds | eh'daht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... |
Meaning | Prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They won't edit the story | |
Examples |
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Synonym | redact | |
Narrower | black out | Suppress by censorship as for political reasons |
blank out | cut out, as for political reasons | |
bracket, bracket out | place into brackets / brackets | |
copyread, subedit, copyedit | edit and correct (written or printed material) | |
hack, cut up | significantly cut up a manuscript | |
interpolate, alter, falsify | insert words into texts, often falsifying / falsifying / falsifying it thereby | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | dirigir | |
Catalan | editar, redactar, tallar | |
Nouns | editing | putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form |
editor | a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication |
Meaning | supervise the publication of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years" | |
Broader | publish, bring out, put out, issue, release | Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale |
Spanish | editar |
Meaning | cut and assemble the components of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They will edit the duet | |
Example | "edit film" | |
Synonyms | cut, edit out | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Similar to | abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
Meaning | cut / cut or eliminate. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "she edited the juiciest scenes" | |
Synonyms | blue-pencil, delete | |
Broader | censor | subject to political, religious, or moral censorship |
Spanish | borrar, censurar, editar | |
Catalan | suprimir |
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