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/sub ed"it/, v.t., v.i. Brit.to copyedit.[1860-65; back formation from SUBEDITOR]
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subedit — ► VERB (subedited, subediting) chiefly Brit. ▪ check and correct (newspaper or magazine text) before printing. DERIVATIVES subeditor noun … English terms dictionary
subedit — UK [sʌbˈedɪt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms subedit : present tense I/you/we/they subedit he/she/it subedits present participle subediting past tense subedited past participle subedited British to read what someone else has… … English dictionary
subedit — verb edit and correct (written or printed material) • Syn: ↑copyread, ↑copyedit • Derivationally related forms: ↑subeditor, ↑copyreader (for: ↑copyread) • … Useful english dictionary
subedit — transitive verb see subeditor … New Collegiate Dictionary
subedit — verb To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor. Syn: sub … Wiktionary
subedit — sub|ed|it [ˌsʌbˈedıt] v [T] BrE to examine other people s writing for mistakes and correct them = ↑copyedit … Dictionary of contemporary English
subedit — sub ed·it || ‚sÊŒb edɪt v. copyedit, edit a text for printing … English contemporary dictionary
subedit — verb (subedits, subediting, subedited) chiefly Brit. check and correct (newspaper or magazine text) before printing, typically also writing headlines and captions. Derivatives subeditor noun … English new terms dictionary
subedit — verb (T) BrE to examine other people s writing for mistakes and make them correct: copyedit AmE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
subedit — sub·edit … English syllables
