verb · B1

Edit

ED-it/ˈedɪt/

To edit is to correct and cut text, film, or audio: edit an essay; edit a podcast. Edition is a published version. Editor is the job (already in the dictionary). Cut is everyday. Do not call spellcheck alone an edit if you have not checked meaning. Abstracts: edit to the word limit.

Meaning

To prepare text, film, or audio by correcting and cutting it.

Examples

“Edit the abstract so it fits the word limit.”
“The film was edited for a schools broadcast, which is the cutting sense.”

Good to know

edit a text / film / file. Person: editor. Version: edition. Everyday: cut / check. Word limits. Not only running a spellchecker.

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