Definitions for edit
ˈɛd ɪted·it

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. edit, redactverb

   prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

   "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"

2. editverb

   supervise the publication of

   "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"

3. edit, cut, edit outverb

   cut and assemble the components of

   "edit film"; "cut recording tape"

4. edit, blue-pencil, deleteverb

   cut or eliminate

   "she edited the juiciest scenes"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. editnoun

   A change to the text of a document.

2. editverb

   To change a text, or a document.

3. editverb

   To be the editor of a publication.

   He edits the Bee.

4. Etymology: influenced by French éditer ‘edit, publish’.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Edit

   Edit is an Anti-folk/Indie rock song from Anti-folk singer Regina Spektor, released in the summer of 2006 on the album Begin to Hope. The line "You don't have no Doctor Robert/You don't have no Uncle Albert" references the Beatles' song "Doctor Robert" as well as Paul and Linda McCartney's 1970 hit "Uncle Albert". "Edit" was covered by British anti-folk band The Red amazing Army. Template:Regina Spectator

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1. edit

   Edit refers to the process of making changes, corrections, or additions to a piece of work in order to improve, clarify, or modify its content. This could apply within various mediums such as text, video, audio, or digital content. Such modifications could include fixing errors, rewording passages, modifying images, or rearranging the structure of the content.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Editverb

   to superintend the publication of; to revise and prepare for publication; to select, correct, arrange, etc., the matter of, for publication; as, to edit a newspaper

2. Etymology: [F. diter, or L. editus, p. p. of edere to give out, put forth, publish; e out + dare to give. See Date a point of time.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. edIT

   edIT is an electronic music producer and DJ based in Los Angeles, California. He is a member of The Glitch Mob.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Edit

   ed′it, v.t. to prepare the work of an author for publication: to superintend the publication of (a newspaper, &c.): to compile, garble, or cook up materials into literary shape.—ns. Edi′tion, the publication of a book: the number of copies of a book printed at a time; Ed′itor, one who edits a book: one who conducts a newspaper or journal:—fem. Ed′itress.—adj. Editō′rial, of or belonging to an editor.—n. an article in a newspaper written by the editor, a leading article.—adv. Editō′rially.—n. Ed′itorship. [L. edĕre, edĭtum—e, out, dăre, to give.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. edit

   To change or delete the data or text of documentation, website, webpage, network, dictionary, process, procedure, structure or system where there is a fair and just priority or requirement.

   They chose to edit the data to ensure the creation of unity, love, peace and harmony on the planet.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

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1. EDIT

   What does EDIT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the EDIT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Censor
   • Change
   • Publish

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'edit' in Verbs Frequency: #811

Anagrams for edit »

1. diet

2. tide

3. tied

4. dite

How to pronounce edit?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say edit in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of edit in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of edit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of edit in a Sentence

1. Joe Rogan:

   Spotify['s] CEO defended their relationship with Rogan, they said they will not edit Rogan's podcast. Why? Because Spotify is a platform. They are not a publisher.

2. Pat Sajak:

   Why do you never hit a bankrupt or a lose a turn out there? we're already running short of time because obviously, we're in a final spin situation. So why eat up time watching me spin? So we just edit those spins out, and we'll do the same now that the players are doing the final spin. If they land on a bankrupt or a lose a turn or a prize, we'd let them spin again until they land on the dollar amount.

3. Lloyd Webber:

   It's happening all around you, all in one go. It's all in one take, you can't edit it because everybody is always in a different position, it was a great experiment.

4. Mike Schur:

   We were weirdly kicked out of our offices and now we're all crammed into this tiny corner of the building where we've been for the past six years while we edit the last few episodes.

5. Wang Jiali:

   My kids sit on my lap while I'm in that studio, and they watch me do arrangements, they watch me mix, they watch me edit videos. They know what's up.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=edit
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Edit
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edit
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=edit
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=edit