self-edit

verb — 2 senses

self-edit

verb

Etymology From self- + edit.

1

To censor oneself; to stop oneself from saying certain things.

2

Authorship, Broadcasting, Communications, Film, Journalism, Literature, Media, Publishing, Television, Writing To edit one's own writing while it is being written.

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