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edit

/ˈɛdɪt/verb2 syllables

Edit means: cut and assemble the components of.

Synonyms for edit15

verb, as in cut and assemble the components of

cut, edit out, abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, contract, reduce

verb, as in cut or eliminate

blue-pencil, delete

verb, as in prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

redact

also used for edit

retouch, fix up, alter, splice

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What does edit mean?4

verb

1

cut and assemble the components of“edit film”

2

cut or eliminate“she edited the juiciest scenes”

3

prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting“Edit a book on lexical semantics”

4

supervise the publication of“The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with edit?2

two syllables

credit

three syllables

discredit
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Edit in a sentence

  • Edit your work better before you submit it, it's sloppy.beaushiny
  • To edit a sentence, click on the pencil icon.CK
  • If you want to edit your videos, you can use this program.OsoHombre
  • Please edit the sentence if it is wrong or awkward.yesjustryan
  • Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.Hybrid
  • The radio edit of the song is better than its original.soliloquist
  • I can't change this sentence because there is no edit tab.kiryopi
  • I can't edit this sentence; there's no edit tab.menaud

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Forms of edit

as a verb

past tense
edited
present participle
editing
third-person singular
edits
past participle
edited