edit

/'edit/

Thân thiện

The student will edit the essay on the computer.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To prepare written, visual, or audio material for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting it: This involves checking and improving content for accuracy, style, and clarity.
   • To supervise the publication of a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical: This refers to the role of managing and overseeing the content and production of a publication.
   • To assemble or modify a film, video, or recording by selecting, arranging, and splicing segments: This is the process of cutting and arranging footage or audio.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • She had to edit the manuscript for grammatical errors before submitting it to the publisher.
  • He edits the daily newspaper, making final decisions on which stories to run.
  • The director spent months editing the film to create the final cut.

Advanced Usage

• "to edit something out": to remove something during the editing process.
  • The controversial remark was edited out of the broadcast.
• "to edit for content": to revise material with a focus on its substance or message.
  • The article was heavily edited for content to meet the magazine's political stance.

Variants and Related Words

• Editor (n): a person who edits, especially as a profession.
  • The editor suggested several changes to the chapter.
• Edition (n): a particular version or issue of a published text.
  • The first edition of the book contained many errors.
• Editorial (adj/n): relating to editing; or an article expressing the opinions of the editors of a publication.
  • The newspaper's editorial policy is very clear.

Synonyms

• Revise: to re-examine and make alterations to written material.
• Redact: to edit text for publication, often to obscure or remove sensitive information.
• Proofread: to read and mark corrections on a text.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Edit down: to reduce the length of something by editing.
  • The speech was too long, so I had to edit it down by half.
• Edit in: to add or insert something during editing.
  • We can edit in the missing scene during post-production.

Related Idioms

• Edit with a heavy hand: to edit very strictly, making substantial changes.
  • The new manager edits with a heavy hand, often rewriting entire articles.
• In the edit: during the editing process.
  • The story's tone changed completely in the edit.

Học thuật

Verb

1. cut or eliminate
   • she edited the juiciest scenes
2. cut and assemble the components of
   • edit film
   • cut recording tape
3. supervise the publication of
   • The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years
4. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• blue-pencil
• delete
• cut
• edit out
• redact