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See also:Edit,édit,andedit.

English

EnglishWikipediahas an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

Back-formationfromeditor,influenced byFrenchéditer(“edit, publish”)andLatineditus.

Pronunciation

Noun

edit(pluraledits)

  1. A change to the text of adocument.
  2. (computing)A change in the text of afile,awebsiteor the code ofsoftware.
  3. An edited piece ofmedia,especiallyvideofootage.
    An earlyeditof the film included a romantic subplot.
  4. (Internet,specifically)Acompilationof memorable moments (in ashow,sport,etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intensemusic.
    a basketballedit,a Thoredit
    bro thinks he's in anedit(Internet meme)
    • 2023July 21, Carver Fisher, “Tarik slams" over-edited "Valorant TikTok video trend”, inDexerto‎[1],archived fromthe originalon2023-11-08:
      Valoranteditshave become massive on TikTok as creators put their editing skills to the test in making the besteditsthey can, but Tarik argued that videos like these can be "over-edited" and that he can't tell what's happening.
  5. (comedy)An interruption or change to animprovisedscene.
  6. (genetics)An alteration to theDNA sequenceof achromosome;an act ofgene splicing.
  7. (fashion)Arangeofproductsrelated bythemeorpurpose.

Derived terms

Translations

a change to the text of a document
a change in the text of a file

Verb

edit(third-person singular simple presentedits,present participleediting,simple past and past participleedited)

  1. Tochangeatext,or adocument.
    Your speech is too long. You need toeditit.
  2. Toalteraphotographorrecordingofsoundorvideo.
    We shot an hour-long interview theneditedit down to 45 minutes.
  3. (transitive)To be theeditorof a publication.
    Heeditsthe Chronicle.
    • 1912,L. Frank Baum,chapter 3, inAunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation:
      "How?" responded Patsy; "why, it's easy enough, Uncle. We'll buy a press, hire a printer, and Beth and Louise will help meeditthe paper. I'm sure I can exhibit literary talents of a high order, once they are encouraged to sprout. Louise writes lovely poetry and 'stories of human interest,' and Beth— "
  4. (computing)To change the contents of afile,website,etc.
    Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody toeditand improve articles.
  5. (biology)ToaltertheDNAsequence of achromosome;to performgene splicing.
    • 2015April 26, Beth Shapiro, “Could we 'de-extinctify' the woolly mammoth”, inThe Guardian‎[2]:
      Today, the technology to editgenomesis limited in the number of changes that can be made at once, which is probably one reason why the Harvard team focused on only 14 genes.
  6. Toassembleafilmbycuttingandsplicingrawfootage.
    • 2014December 17, Mekado Murphy, “Below the Line: Editing ‘Boyhood’”, inNew York Times‎[3]:
      When the director approached Ms. Adair about his idea for “Boyhood,” shooting footage each of those 12 years, she immediately agreed to take part. The decision was made toeditthe film progressively, cutting the scenes from each year after they were completed.
  7. (comedy)To cut short or otherwise alter animprovisedscene.
    • 2015,Matt Fotis, Siobhan O'Hara,The Comedy Improv Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to University Improvisational Comedy in Theatre and Performance,New York, NY: Focal Press,→ISBN,page145:
      A good rule of thumb is toedita scene before you think, "Gosh, somebody shouldeditthis scene. "
  8. (ergative)To lend itself to editing in a certain way.
    • 2018,Gary Hudson, Sarah Rowlands,The Broadcast Journalism Handbook:
      The junior can offer to do the voxes, gaining experience and sparing the senior journalist the trouble. Always remember to think how the clips willedittogether.

Conjugation

Conjugation ofedit
infinitive (to)edit
present tense past tense
1st-personsingularedit edited
2nd-personsingular
3rd-personsingular edits
plural edit
subjunctive edit edited
imperative edit —
participles editing edited

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Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verbedō(“I eat”).

Verb

edit

  1. third-personsingularpresentactiveindicative/subjunctiveofedō

Verb

ēdit

  1. third-personsingularperfectactiveindicativeofedō

Etymology 2

Form of the verbēdō(“I dispatch”).

Verb

ēdit

  1. third-personsingularpresentactiveindicativeofēdō

Malay

Etymology

BorrowedfromEnglishedit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):/edit/,/ɛdit/
  • Rhymes:-dit,-it
  • Hyphenation:é‧dit,è‧dit

Verb

edit(Jawi spellingايديت,activemengedit,3rd person passivediedit)

  1. toedit
    Synonym:sunting

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Tagalog

Etymology

BorrowedfromEnglishedit.

Pronunciation

Noun

edit(Baybayin spellingᜁᜇᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. edit
    Synonyms:edita,ayos,wasto,pagbabago,modipikasyon

Derived terms

Further reading

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