<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of</li><li>to collect, prepare, and arrange (materials) for publication</li><li>to revise or correct, as a manuscript</li><li>to expunge; eliminate (often followed by out): The author has edited out all references to his own family</li><li>to add (usually followed by in)</li><li>to prepare (motion-picture film, video or magnetic tape) by deleting, arranging, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound record with the film, etc.</li><li>to alter the arrangement of (genes)</li><li>to modify or add to (data or text)</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an instance of or the work of editing: automated machinery that allows a rapid edit of incoming news</li></ul>