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Antonyms for edit
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ed-it |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛd ɪt |
Definition of edit
Origin :- 1791, perhaps a back-formation from editor, or from French éditer, or from Latin editus, past participle of edere (see edition). Related: Edited; editing. As a noun, by 1960.
- verb rewrite, refine
- I'd rather be her husband than edit a dozen papers like yours.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- Why did I edit a newspaper, and plague myself with our time and its interests?
- Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
- It was interesting, but I should have preferred to edit the recapitulation.
- Extract from : « Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled » by Hudson Stuck
- Dr. Rajendralal Mitra used to edit an illustrated monthly miscellany.
- Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
- I consented to edit it for half ownership, for I had an idea.
- Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
- Only I wonder why you edit his book if it's like that, you know.
- Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
- He felt willing to let any one edit, if he himself might write.
- Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams
- In the Harrison campaign of 1840 I was again designated to edit a campaign paper.
- Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
- But there wasn't any way to edit it, except to throw it away.
- Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb
- I look to my editor to edit me—and to my illustrator to pull me through.
- Extract from : « The Martian » by George Du Maurier
Synonyms for edit
- adapt
- alter
- amplify
- analyze
- annotate
- arrange
- assemble
- assign
- blue-pencil
- boil down
- butcher
- censor
- check
- choose
- compile
- compose
- condense
- correct
- cut
- delete
- discard
- doctor
- draft
- emend
- excise
- feature
- fine-tune
- finish
- fly speck
- go over
- make up
- massage
- polish
- prepare
- prescribe
- proofread
- publish
- put together
- rearrange
- recalibrate
- rectify
- redact
- regulate
- rehash
- rephrase
- report
- revise
- scrub
- select
- set up
- strike out
- style
- tighten
- trim
- write over
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