1
as in to revise
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating
the publisher edited a new version of its best-selling school dictionary
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2
as in to adjust
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
the restaurant chef has edited several of his gourmet dishes for preparation by the home cook
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as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed
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Recent Examples of edit
Regina G. Barber, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Make sure the permissions are set so everyone can edit it.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
This interview has been edited and condensed.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Crucially, Hunt is also a former journalist, with experience in the BBC newsroom editing the Six O’Clock News.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
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It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Make sure the permissions are set so everyone can edit it.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
This interview has been edited and condensed.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Crucially, Hunt is also a former journalist, with experience in the BBC newsroom editing the Six O’Clock News.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Edit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edit. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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