edit
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: biology
comedy
computing
engineering
entertainment
fashion
genetics
lifestyle
mathematics
medicine
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer (“edit, publish”) and Latin editus.
Inflected forms:
form: edits
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: edits
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: editing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: edited
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: edited
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A change to the text of a document.
pos: noun
gloss: A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
pos: noun
examples: He has made 5780 edits on Wikipedia so far.
gloss: An edited piece of media, especially video footage.
pos: noun
examples: An early edit of the film included a romantic subplot.
gloss: A compilation of memorable moments (in a show, sport, etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intense music.
pos: noun
tags: Internet
specifically
examples: a basketball edit, a Thor edit
bro thinks he's in an edit (Internet meme)
Valorant edits have become massive on TikTok as creators put their editing skills to the test in making the best edits they can, but Tarik argued that videos like these can be "over-edited" and that he can't tell what's happening.
gloss: An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
pos: noun
gloss: An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.
pos: noun
gloss: A range of products related by theme or purpose.
pos: noun
examples: The Outnet will release a high-summer edit of 17 exclusive, limited-edition items including a Eugenia Kim fedora ($175.)
The Loose Women star, 33, took to Instagram yesterday (May 8) to announce her latest clothing edit.
Thankfully, fellow new mum Ashley James has released the ultimate summer edit with clothing brand Tu that’s not only affordable, but was chosen with postpartum bodies in mind […]
gloss: To change a text, or a document.
pos: verb
examples: Your speech is too long. You need to edit it.
gloss: To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
pos: verb
examples: We shot an hour-long interview then edited it down to 45 minutes.
gloss: To be the editor of a publication.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: 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—"
gloss: To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
pos: verb
examples: Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles.
gloss: To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
pos: verb
examples: 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.
gloss: To assemble a film by cutting and splicing raw footage.
pos: verb
examples: 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.
gloss: To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
pos: verb
examples: A good rule of thumb is to edit a scene before you think, "Gosh, somebody should edit this scene."
gloss: To lend itself to editing in a certain way.
pos: verb
tags: ergative
examples: 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.
Synonyms: cut
Derived words: edit audio
edit conflict
edit distance
edit war
edit warrior
heavy edit
hex-edit
light edit
logo edit
radio edit
splice edit
stutter edit
coedit
copy edit
editability
editable
editathon
edit in
edition
editless
editome
editor
editorial
editosome
edit out
evil edit
line edit
misedit
overedit
postedit
preedit
re-edit
self-edit
subedit
unedit
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