Noun
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someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
- rewrite man
Verb
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prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
"Edit a book on lexical semantics"
"she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
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formulate in a particular style or language
"I wouldn't put it that way"
"She cast her request in very polite language"