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Word: Edit
Speech Type: Verb
late 18th century (as a verb): partly a back-formation from editor, reinforced by French éditer ‘to edit’ (from édition ‘edition’)
ˈɛdɪt
prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it
Short Definition:prepare written material for publication
Examples:- Volume I was edited by J. Johnson
be editor of (a newspaper or magazine)
Short Definition:be editor of newspaper or magazine
Examples:- he began to edit the magazine in 1923
alter (a gene or other nucleotide sequence) by the insertion, deletion, or replacement of one or more nucleotides
Short Definition:alter gene by insertion, deletion, or replacement of nucleotide
Examples:- in recent years, scientists have sought more precise ways to edit the genome
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