edit
verbEtymology Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus.
8 senses
- 1To change a text, or a document.
- 2To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
- 3To be the editor of a publication.
- 4To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
- 5To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform…
- 6To assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage.
- 7To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
- 8To lend itself to editing in a certain way.
1
To change a text, or a document.
- Your speech is too long. You need to edit it.
2
To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
- We shot an hour-long interview then edited it down to 45 minutes.
3
To be the editor of a publication.
- He edits the Chronicle.
- "How?" responded Patsy; "why, it's easy enough, Uncle. We'll buy a press, hire a printer, and Beth and Louise will help me edit the 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—"1912, L. Frank Baum, chapter 3, in Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation:
4
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
- Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles.
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Biology, Natural sciences To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
- Today, the technology to edit genomes is 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.2015 April 26, Beth Shapiro, “Could we 'de-extinctify' the woolly mammoth”, in The Guardian:
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To assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage.
- 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 to edit the film progressively, cutting the scenes from each year after they were completed.2014 December 17, Mekado Murphy, “Below the Line: Editing ‘Boyhood’”, in New York Times:
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Comedy, Entertainment, Lifestyle To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
- A good rule of thumb is to edit a scene before you think, "Gosh, somebody should edit this scene."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, page 145:
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Ergative To lend itself to editing in a certain way.
- The junior can offer to do the voxes, gaining experience and sparing the senior journalist the trouble. Always remember to think how the clips will edit together.2018, Gary Hudson, Sarah Rowlands, The Broadcast Journalism Handbook: