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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Synonyms 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

English

Etymology

Back-formation from editor, influenced by French éditer ‘edit, publish’.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛdɪt

Noun

edit (plural edits)

1. A change to the text of a document.

Translations

Verb

to edit (third-person singular simple present edits, present participle editing, simple past and past participle edited)

1. To change a text, or a document.

   I want to edit the picture to remove the red eye.

   Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles.

Derived terms

• editorial

Related terms

• editor
• editable

Synonyms

• retouch, fix up, alter

Translations

Anagrams

• diet
• tide
• tied