All edit synonyms

verb edit

• rewrite — to write in a different form or manner; revise: to rewrite the entire book.
• rearrange — to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
• compose — The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
• prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
• arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
• censor — If someone in authority censors letters or the media, they officially examine them and cut out any information that is regarded as secret.
• choose — If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
• publish — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
• compile — When you compile something such as a report, book, or programme, you produce it by collecting and putting together many pieces of information.
• annotate — If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it.
• adapt — If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
• assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
• analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
• select — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
• alter — If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
• revise — to amend or alter: to revise one's opinion.
• delete — If you delete something that has been written down or stored in a computer, you cross it out or remove it.
• trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
• rehash — to work up (old material) in a new form.
• rectify — to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
• feature — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
• polish — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
• regulate — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• doctor — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
• fine-tune — to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
• condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
• butcher — A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies.
• rephrase — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
• draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
• correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
• tighten — make more snug or secure
• finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
• scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
• prescribe — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
• report — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
• amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
• discard — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
• proofread — to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
• assign — If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
• massage — the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
• redact — to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
• blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
• check over — a thorough examination or investigation.
• amend — If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
• change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
• rework — to work or form again: to rework gold.
• improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.