Topic: NEWSPAPERS, PUBLISHING
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| Date: | 1700-1800 |
| Origin: | editor |
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ed‧it
1 [intransitive and transitive]TCAM to prepare a book, piece of film etc for printing or broadcasting by removing mistakes or parts that are not acceptable : The newspaper edits letters before printing them.
The newspaper edits letters before printing them.2 [transitive] to prepare a book or article for printing by deciding what to include and in what order : a collection of essays edited by John Gay
a collection of essays edited by John Gay3 [transitive] to prepare a film by deciding what to include and in what order
4 [transitive]TCN to be responsible for the information that is included in a newspaper, magazine etc : She used to edit the Observer.
She used to edit the Observer. —edit noun [countable]
edit something ↔ out
phrasal verbTCAM to remove something when you are preparing a book, piece of film etc for printing or broadcasting [= cut]: The interviewer's questions have been edited out.
The interviewer's questions have been edited out.