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Overview of verb edit

      »   The verb edit has 4 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• edit, Redact1.) Redact, redactor, reviser, rewriter, rewrite man -- (someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication)
  
  1.) Frame, redact, cast, put, couch -- (formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language")
  
  redact -- (Prepare1.) Fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set -- (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill")
  
  2.) Cook, fix, ready, make, prepare -- (prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please")
  
  prepare for Publication1.) Publication -- (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)
  
  2.) Issue, publication -- (the act of issuing printed materials)
  
  publication or Presentation1.) Presentation -- (the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward); "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation")
  
  2.) Presentation -- (the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance")
  
  presentation by Correcting1.) Correct, rectify, right -- (make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation")
  
  2.) Right, compensate, redress, correct -- (make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust")
  
  correcting, revising, or Adapting1.) Adapt, accommodate -- (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country")
  
  2.) Adjust, conform, adapt -- (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation")
  
  adapting; "Edit a Book1.) Book -- (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics")
  
  2.) Book, volume -- (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop")
  
  book on Lexical1.) Lexical -- (of or relating to words; "lexical decision task")
  
  2.) Lexical -- (of or relating to dictionaries)
  
  lexical semantics"; "she Edited1.) Edit, redact -- (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")
  
  2.) Edit -- (supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years")
  
  edited the Letters1.) Letters -- (the literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best")
  
  2.) Letters -- (scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters")
  
  letters of the Politician1.) Politician -- (a leader engaged in civil administration)
  
  2.) Politician, politico, pol, political leader -- (a person active in party politics)
  
  politician so as to Omit1.) Exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out -- (prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece")
  
  2.) Neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap -- (leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten")
  
  omit the most Personal1.) Personal -- (a short newspaper article about a particular person or group)
  
  1.) Personal -- (concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers")
  
  personal passages")

• edit -- (Supervise1.) Oversee, supervise, superintend, manage -- (watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?")
  
  2.) Monitor, supervise, ride herd on -- (keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance)
  
  supervise the Publication1.) Publication -- (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)
  
  2.) Issue, publication -- (the act of issuing printed materials)
  
  publication of; "The same Family1.) Family, household, house, home, menage -- (a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home")
  
  2.) Family, family unit -- (primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family")
  
  family has been Editing1.) Editing, redaction -- (putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form)
  
  1.) Edit, redact -- (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")
  
  editing the Influential1.) Influential -- (having or exercising influence or power; "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace")
  
  influential newspaper for Almost1.) About, just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh -- ((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees")
  
  almost 100 years")

• edit, Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  cut, edit out -- (Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  cut and Assemble1.) Assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together -- (create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee")
  
  2.) Meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather -- (collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room")
  
  assemble the Components1.) Component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient -- (an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech")
  
  2.) Part, portion, component part, component -- (something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach")
  
  components of; "edit film"; "Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  cut recording tape")

• edit, blue-pencil, Delete1.) Delete, cancel -- (remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list")
  
  2.) Erase, delete -- (wipe out magnetically recorded information)
  
  delete -- (Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  cut or Eliminate1.) Eliminate, get rid of, do away with -- (terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics")
  
  2.) Obviate, rid of, eliminate -- (do away with)
  
  eliminate; "she Edited1.) Edit, redact -- (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")
  
  2.) Edit -- (supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years")
  
  edited the Juiciest1.) Juicy -- (full of juice)
  
  2.) Juicy, luscious, red-hot, toothsome, voluptuous -- (having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress")
  
  juiciest scenes")