edit

B2 Topic:Film & Television

US /ˈɛdɪt/ UK /ˈɛdɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #11942

Meanings

1

verb
To change or correct a piece of writing to improve it.

Your essay is too long; you need to edit it.
2

verb
To cut and put together film, video, or sound into a finished piece.

It took her weeks to edit the documentary.
3

verb
To remove parts of a text, film, or recording.

The director told us to edit out the slowest scenes.
4

noun
A change made to a text, file, or piece of media.

He made a few small edits before printing the report.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to change or correct a... alterfix upretouch

2 verb · to cut and put together... cut

3 verb · to remove parts of a text,... deleteblue-pencil

Word family

Forms editededitingedits

Derived forms coediteditabilityeditableeditathoneditioneditlesseditomeeditor editorialeditosomehex-editmisedit

Etymology

Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus.

*deh₃- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Film & Television Actions & Processes

External links

# edit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛdɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛdɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 11942

## Meanings
1. To change or correct a piece of writing to improve it.
2. To cut and put together film, video, or sound into a finished piece.
3. To remove parts of a text, film, or recording.
4. A change made to a text, file, or piece of media.

## Examples
- Your essay is too long; you need to edit it.
- It took her weeks to edit the documentary.
- The director told us to edit out the slowest scenes.
- He made a few small edits before printing the report.

## Synonyms
- cut

## Derived Forms
- coedit
- editability
- editable
- editathon
- edition
- editless
- editome
- editor
- editorial
- editosome
- hex-edit
- misedit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *deh₃-

## Etymology
Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus.

## AI Etymology
Edit is a back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus. In current use, the main senses are “To change or correct a piece of writing to improve it” and “To cut and put together film, video, or sound into a finished piece”. Its deeper ancestry includes Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.

## Topics
- Film & Television
- Actions & Processes

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