edited
English meaning: Edited
Definition
To change a text, or a document.
Example
“She edited the manuscript carefully before sending it to the publisher.”
Another example: “The film was edited down from four hours to just ninety minutes.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense and past participle of 'edit', a neutral verb meaning to revise or prepare text, film, or other material for publication ('edited the manuscript'), or to oversee a publication as editor ('edited the journal'). Common in publishing, film, and media.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A back-formation from 'editor', from Latin 'editus', past participle of 'edere' (to put out, publish), from 'e-' (out) plus 'dare' (to give); the verb dates to the early 19th century.
Related Words
- anthology
- periodical
- essays
- volumes
- paperback
- edit
- newsletter
- journals
- isbn
- editing
Common Collocations
- edited by
- carefully edited
- heavily edited
- edited the manuscript
- edited a collection
- edited down
Word Forms
edit (v); edited; edits; editing; editor (n); edition (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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