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[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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The vast majority are about Iran and mix war footage with video games, cartoons, action movies and slick cinematic editing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most online propaganda featuring the new leader shows him in heavily edited pictures or in videos seemingly generated with artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Writing on social media, Angwin said: "I'm suing Grammarly over its paid AI feature that presented editing suggestions as if they came from me - and many other writers and journalists - without consent."

From BBC

Pivot Bio uses a technique called gene editing to develop microbes that grab nitrogen, which plants need to grow, from the air.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here is an edited transcript of the conversation:

From Barron's

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