Edited
'ɛdɪtɪd
Definitions
2 meaningsTo prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, revising, or adapting.
'ɛdɪt
To prepare a text or film for publication or broadcast by correcting, revising, and adapting material.
The author edited the manuscript before sending it to the publisher.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're fixing a school paper. You read it over, change some words, fix some mistakes. That's what 'edited' means. It's like giving a story a makeover to make it perfect.
👶 For kids: When you 'edit' something, it's like making it better. You might fix mistakes in a story or movie.
More Examples
She carefully edited the photos to remove any blemishes.
He needed to edit the video to make it shorter.
How It's Used
"The journalist edited the article before submitting it."
"The director spent months editing the film footage."
To be in charge of and make decisions about the content of a publication.
'ɛdɪt
To be in charge of (a newspaper, magazine, etc.).
He edited the local newspaper for over 20 years.
💡 Simply: Imagine you are the boss of a magazine. You decide what articles go in, what stories get changed. That's 'editing' a publication.
👶 For kids: To be in charge of a newspaper or magazine. You decide what goes in it!
More Examples
She edited the anthology of short stories.
The editor reviewed the article for accuracy.
How It's Used
"She edited a small literary journal for several years."
From Latin *ēditus*, past participle of *ēdere* 'to bring forth, publish', from *ex-* 'out' + *dare* 'to give'.
Historically, the term 'edited' gained prominence with the rise of printing and the need to standardize and improve written texts for publication.
Memory tip
Think of an editor carefully looking over and changing text to improve it.
Word Origin
"to bring forth, publish"