blue-pencil

blue–pen·cil

verb \ˈblü-ˈpen(t)-səl\

Definition of BLUE-PENCIL

transitive verb

: to edit especially by shortening or deletion

— blue penciller noun

First Known Use of BLUE-PENCIL

1888

Related to BLUE-PENCIL

Synonyms: blue-pencil, cancel, cross (out), dele, delete, edit (out), elide, kill, scratch (out), strike (out), stroke (out)

Related Words: blot out, efface, eradicate, erase, expunge, obliterate, root (out), rub out, wipe out; bleep, blip, clip, cut, excise, remove; bowdlerize, censor, clean (up), expurgate, launder, redact, red-pencil; abbreviate, crop, shorten; black out, repress, silence, suppress

Near Antonyms: stet

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Rhymes with BLUE-PENCIL

commensal, grease pencil