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EDIT OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cut and assemble the components of

Example:

cut recording tape

Synonyms:

cut; edit; edit out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "edit out" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

abbreviate; abridge; contract; cut; foreshorten; reduce; shorten (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They will edit out the duet

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