Antonyms for edit


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ed-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛd ɪt


Definition of edit

Origin :
  • 1791, perhaps a back-formation from editor, or from French éditer, or from Latin editus, past participle of edere (see edition). Related: Edited; editing. As a noun, by 1960.
  • verb rewrite, refine
Example sentences :
  • I'd rather be her husband than edit a dozen papers like yours.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Why did I edit a newspaper, and plague myself with our time and its interests?
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • It was interesting, but I should have preferred to edit the recapitulation.
  • Extract from : « Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled » by Hudson Stuck
  • Dr. Rajendralal Mitra used to edit an illustrated monthly miscellany.
  • Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • I consented to edit it for half ownership, for I had an idea.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • Only I wonder why you edit his book if it's like that, you know.
  • Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
  • He felt willing to let any one edit, if he himself might write.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams
  • In the Harrison campaign of 1840 I was again designated to edit a campaign paper.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • But there wasn't any way to edit it, except to throw it away.
  • Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • I look to my editor to edit me—and to my illustrator to pull me through.
  • Extract from : « The Martian » by George Du Maurier

Synonyms for edit

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