Definition: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
Usage: Edit a book on lexical semantics; she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: edit, delete, blue-pencil
Definition: cut or eliminate
Usage: she edited the juiciest scenes
Similar words: censor
Definition: subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
Usage: This magazine is censored by the government
Definition: cut and assemble the components of
Usage: edit film; cut recording tape
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: edit
Definition: supervise the publication of
Usage: The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years
Similar words: release, publish, put out, bring out, issue
Definition: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
Usage: publish a magazine or newspaper