Definition

Verb: 1. To remove (a section) from a text, film, recording, or other media during the editing process: The core meaning is to deliberately cut and eliminate material to shorten, improve clarity, or meet constraints.

Usage

This verb is typically used in the context of media production, writing, and communication. It describes the action of deleting specific parts from a larger work. * The director had to edit out several scenes to reduce the film's runtime. * During the interview, she asked us to edit out her personal comments about a colleague. * The profanity was edited out of the television broadcast.

Advanced Usage

• The phrasal verb is often used in passive constructions ("was edited out") to emphasize the action performed on the material.
• It can be used metaphorically in non-media contexts to mean omitting details from a story or account.
  • He edited out the embarrassing parts when he told his friends about the trip.

Variants and Related Words

• Edit (verb): The base verb, meaning to prepare material for publication or presentation by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. "Edit out" is a specific type of editing focused on removal.
• Cut (verb): A more general synonym often used in film and audio editing.
• Delete (verb): A general term for removal, common in computing and text editing.
• Excise (verb): A more formal synonym meaning to remove by cutting out.

Synonyms

• Cut
• Remove
• Delete
• Excise
• Omit

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Cut out: Very similar in meaning to "edit out," especially in informal contexts.
  • We need to cut out the middle section of this song.
• Leave out: To omit or not include something. This focuses on the result of exclusion rather than the active process of cutting.
  • Make sure you don't leave out any important details.

Verb

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