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ˈɛdɪt

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verb

Inflections:

edits editing edited edit

prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it

"Volume I was edited by J. Johnson"

Synonyms:
correct check copy-edit select choose assemble organize put together arrange rearrange
- choose material for (a film or radio or television programme) and arrange it to form a coherent whole
  
  "you could edit together a succession of short clips"
- change (text) on a computer
- remove unnecessary or inappropriate material from a text, film, or radio or television programme
  
  "the film's sexually explicit scenes have been edited out"
be editor of (a newspaper or magazine)

"he began to edit the magazine in 1923"

Synonyms:
be the editor of control the content of control direct run manage be in charge of be responsible for be at the helm of be chief of head lead supervise superintend oversee preside over be the boss of
alter (a gene or other nucleotide sequence) by the insertion, deletion, or replacement of one or more nucleotides

"in recent years, scientists have sought more precise ways to edit the genome"