edit

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
  2. verb supervise the publication of
  3. verb cut and assemble the components of

Etymology

Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus.

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