edit meaning

edit as a verb

1. 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

   Synonyms: redact

   Type of: change

   Kinds: interpolate, hack, black out, blank out, copyread, bracket

   Related forms: editor, editing

2. supervise the publication of
   • The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years

   Type of: publish

3. cut and assemble the components of
   • edit film
   • cut recording tape

   Synonyms: cut, edit out

   Type of: change

4. cut or eliminate
   • she edited the juiciest scenes

   Synonyms: blue-pencil, delete

   Type of: censor

How to pronounce edit

edit is pronounced /ˈɛdɪt/ in British English and /ˈɛdət/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.