edit

[ed-it] / ˈɛd ɪt /

VERB

rewrite, refine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adapt alter analyze annotate arrange assemble censor choose compile compose delete prepare publish rearrange revise select

STRONG

amplify assign blue pencil butcher check condense correct cut discard doctor draft emend excise feature fine-tune finish massage polish prescribe proofread rectify redact regulate rehash rephrase report scrub style tighten trim

WEAK

boil down fly speck go over make up put together recalibrate set up strike out write over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disarrange disorder disorganize disperse disturb scatter separate

STRONG

indulge keep ruin spoil worsen

Example Sentences

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Part of the image-making process was to edit out what was unhelpful.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“Stagg’s grandson, 80 years later, walked into our offices and helped edit the archival movie footage that we put in his grandfather’s film,” Maras says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

At the no-name paper, I got to write, edit, take photographs and even learn page design.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Benjamin Shull helps edit and contributes to the Journal’s books section.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The proofreader ran her finger from edit mark to edit mark across the manuscript pages and then checked the other stack to make sure all the edits had been made in the almost-a-book version.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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