American English
/ˈɛ.ɾɪts/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: edit
to change a text, photo, video, or recording to correct it, improve it, or prepare it for sharing or publication
Practice out loudto change a text, photo, video, or recording to correct it, improve it, or prepare it for sharing or publication
Please edit this report before the meeting.
She edited the video to remove the mistakes.
edit a document · edit a photo · edit a video · edit for clarity
edit + a text/photo/video
edit + something + to + verb
a change made to a text, picture, video, or recording, especially to improve it or correct a problem
I made a small edit to the last paragraph.
The final edit of the video is ready.
make a small edit · a major edit · the final edit · a last-minute edit
make + an edit + to + something
a/an + adjective + edit + to + something
to remove a part from a text, picture, video, or recording
The editor edited out the speaker's mistake.
to make a text, speech, or video shorter by removing parts
We edited the video down to ten minutes.
Write edited and editing, not editted or editting.