1 to prepare a piece of writing, a book, etc. to be published by correcting the mistakes, making improvements to it, etc:
[VN] He's editing a book of essays by Isaiah Berlin. * This is the edited version of my speech (= some parts have been taken out). [also V]
2 [VN] when sb edits a film/movie, television programme, etc. they take what has been filmed or recorded and decide which parts to include and in which order:
They're showing the edited highlights of last month's game.
3 to be responsible for planning and publishing a newspaper, magazine, etc. (= to be the EDITOR):
She used to edit a women's magazine.
PHRASALVERBS
edit sth<->out (of sth) to remove words, phrases or scenes from a book, programme, etc. before it is published or shown:
Anything offensive will be edited out at a later stage. * They edited out references to her father in the interview.
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