proofread

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to read written or printed material carefully and correct errors before it is published or submitted

   Please proofread the report carefully before sending it to the client.

2. 2
   noun

   an act of proofreading a text

   Give the final draft one more proofread before it goes to print.

A compound of proof + read, originally referring to reading a printer's proof sheet to find errors before publication. Proof came through Old French prove from Late Latin proba ("test, proof"), related to Latin probare ("test, approve"); read is inherited from Old English raedan.

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