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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But in overlooked microbial life, especially ciliates, evolution has repeatedly found ways to edit the instructions.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

“I’ve made narrative films in the past, but I also work as an editor, so I edit a lot of docs. I was, like, I can do this.”

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

It was late and I was sitting in an edit suite at the BBC, having just finished a report about the thefts for the TV News at Ten.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“Phooey, I say, on all white-shoe college boys who edit their campus literary magazines. Give me an honest con man any day.”

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

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