Definition of edit

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  • edit is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
  • edit is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
  • edit is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5

Definition of edit

  • prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting (verb)

    Examples

    1. she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages

    Synonyms

    1. redact
  • cut and assemble the components of (verb)

    Examples

    1. edit film

    Synonyms

    1. cut
    2. edit out
  • cut or eliminate (verb)

    Examples

    1. she edited the juiciest scenes

    Synonyms

    1. blue-pencil
    2. delete
  • supervise the publication of (verb)

    Examples

    1. The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years

See definition of edit in Merriam Webster