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edit: 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"; cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"; cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"; supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"

bowdlerize collapse: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

erase collapse: remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"; wipe out magnetically recorded information; remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

abridge collapse: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

delete collapse: remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

superscribe collapse: write on the outside or upper part of; "superscribe an envelope"; write on the top or outside; "superscribe one's name and address"

censor collapse: a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable; someone who censures or condemns; subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"

strike out collapse: set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"; put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"; make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body; be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"

rewrite collapse: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better"; write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"; rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"

revamp collapse: to patch up or renovate; repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it"

emend collapse: make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"

transcribe collapse: convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA; make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"; write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"; rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

draw up collapse: come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"; cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"; straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior"; form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers

cancel collapse: make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets"; declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"; postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"; make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

write out collapse: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"; put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract"

void collapse: an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"; containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void"; clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something; "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience"

inscribe collapse: address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication; write, engrave, or print as a lasting record; draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible

kill collapse: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"; destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"; cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"; tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"; mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"; cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"; cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"; deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"; hit with great force; "He killed the ball"; hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"; overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"; be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"; thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"; be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"

rectify collapse: convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"; set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"; math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve"

scribe collapse: informal terms for journalists; French playwright (1791-1861); score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking

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