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    [Verb]  | "ed*it" | \ ˈe-dət \


    1: to prepare (something, such as literary material) for publication or public presentation

    2: to assemble (something, such as a moving picture or tape recording) by cutting and rearranging

    3: to alter, adapt, or refine especially to bring about conformity to a standard or to suit a particular purpose

    Origin: 1704 ;

     Back-formation from editor;

    [Verb]  | "co*ed*it" | \ ˌkō-ˈe-dət \


    1: to share the duties of editing (something) with one or more others : to edit (something) jointly

    Origin: 1876 ;

    [Noun]  | "edit" 


    1: an instance or result of editing

    Origin: 1917 ;

    [Noun]  | "copy editor" 


    1: an editor who prepares copy for the typesetter

    2: one who edits and headlines newspaper copy

    Origin: 1899 ;

    [Idiom]  | "edit oneself" 


    1: to change what one was going to say or would normally say

    [Phrasal verb]  | "edit out" 


    1: to remove (something, such as an unwanted word or scene) while preparing something to be seen, used, published, etc.

    [Verb]  | "edit" 


    1: to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating;


      * e.g., " ... the publisher edited a new version of its best-selling school dictionary "



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    2: to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation;


      * e.g., " ... the restaurant chef has edited several of his gourmet dishes for preparation by the home cook "



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    [Verb]  | "edit (out)" 


    1: to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it;


      * e.g., " ... anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed "



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     [ "edit" ]

    1: When you post something on an internet forum or message board with the intent of changing it after a few replies have already been posted. It's usually changed to something that implies homosexuality among the now self-incriminating replies.

      * e.g.,  ... Original post: Who is your favorite actor? 

     [ "edit" ]

    1: When you come back to a message board post and change something.

      * e.g.,  ... edit: typo. Or, edit: I got owned, and now I am hiding my dumb comments. 

     [ "edit" ]

    1: If you disagree strongly with something, or wish to change some thing, say edit.

      * e.g.,  ... edit gettin a detention edit this party 

     [ "edit" ]

    1: any option to change what you have already posted

      * e.g.,  ... I can't edit the definitions I post on Urban Dictionary, reminds me of good old typewriters & pre-computer days & stone age & cavemen. 

     [ "edit" ]

    1: an action in the urban dictionary which makes you able to change part of your definition.

      * e.g.,  ... hey wait i gotta edit this definition of nonsense 

     [ "edit" ]

    1: to fuck

      * e.g.,  ... Me: I'm gonna edit her right in the 

     [ "edit" ]

    1: I'm sooooooo tired of these insider jokes. You're not funny, you're not creative.

      * e.g.,  ... The chances of anyone on this site meeting the person you're talking about (your drinking buddy, usually) are slim to none. So don't waste space. 

     [ "Edit" ]

    1: An edit is when one composes a video filled with scenes and or pictures, using transitions and effects.

      * e.g.,  ... “Oh my god! That edit was amazing” 

     [ "editable" ]

    1: Having the ability to change or conform.

      * e.g.,  ... Spreadsheet fields that can be changed are known as editable fields. 

     [ "Edition" ]

    1: 

      * e.g.,  ...  "a paperback edition" "variations occurred after some of the edition had already been published" 

     [ "Edition" ]

    2: a particular form or version of a published text.

     [ "Edition" ]

    3: the total number of copies of a book, newspaper, or other published material issued at one time.

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