" red-penciling "

1: to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from;

  * e.g., " ... the magazine claims that every article is red-penciled by a team of fact checkers before it ever sees the light of print "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amending,

•  correcting,

•  debugging,

•  emending,

•  rectifying,

•  reforming,

•  remedying

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to remove objectionable parts from;

  * e.g., " ... a television script that had been heavily red-penciled in abject surrender to political correctness "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bowdlerizing,

•  censoring,

•  cleaning (up),

•  expurgating,

•  laundering

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from;

  * e.g., " ... the magazine claims that every article is red-penciled by a team of fact checkers before it ever sees the light of print "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amend,

•  correct,

•  debug,

•  emend,

•  rectify,

•  reform,

•  remedy

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to remove objectionable parts from;

  * e.g., " ... a television script that had been heavily red-penciled in abject surrender to political correctness "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bowdlerize,

•  censor,

•  clean (up),

•  expurgate,

•  launder

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)