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

Example sentences :

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

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