Word

edit, v.
(edited, editing, edits)
freq. cnt. 1

prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

edit redact

sample sentences

"Edit a book on lexical semantics"
"she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They won't %s the story

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They won't %s the story

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

editing editor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

redaction redactor redact

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

interpolate, alter, falsify hack, cut up black out blank out copyread, subedit, copyedit bracket, bracket out

cut or eliminate
<verb.change>

blue-pencil delete edit

sample sentences

"she edited the juiciest scenes"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They won't %s the story

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deletion deletion

semantic pointers

hypernym

censor

cut and assemble the components of
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

cut edit edit out

sample sentences

"edit film"
"cut recording tape"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They will %s the duet

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They will %s the duet

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They will %s the duet

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cutting

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

verb group

shorten, abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, cut, contract, reduce

supervise the publication of
<verb.communication>

edit

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

issue, publish, release, bring out, put out