edit

verb

How many syllables in edit?

There are 2 syllables in the word edit.

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How to pronounce edit:

Definition of edit:

edit (verb):: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting.; to prepare (text) for publication by checking and improving its accuracy or clarity; to prepare (something, such as literary material) for publication or public presentation

Synonyms for edit:

adapt

alter

amend

annotate

blank out

bracket

bracket out

censor

change

check

compile

condense

copy-edit

copyedit

copyread

correct

cut up

emend

falsify

hack

improve

interpolate

modify

polish

prepare for publication

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Antonyms for edit:

cancel

disarrange

disorder

disorganize

disperse

disturb

forget

indulge

keep

let go

neglect

ruin

scatter

separate

spoil

worsen

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