Definition of blue-pencil
transitive verb
:to edit especially by shortening or deletion
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First Known Use of blue-pencil
1888
blue-pencil Synonyms
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, suppressNear Antonyms
stetblue pencil
noun
Definition of blue pencil
:a writing instrument used for editing;
also
:the act or practice of blue-penciling
First Known Use of blue pencil
1845
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