edit down

ˈɛdɪt daʊn

Definition

Definition of edit down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

shorten textreduce the length or size of text

She had to edit down the article to fit the word limit.

abridge

condense

editingsimplify or condense information

He edited down the report to make it more understandable.

abridge

condense

trim

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Expressions with edit

edit out

remove parts before publication or broadcasting

The director decided to edit out the controversial scene.

edit war

series of contentious edits between users on a digital platform

The article on climate change sparked an intense edit war on the forum..

self-edit

correct one's own mistakes

He learned to self-edit his essays for better grades.

radio edit

shortened song version for radio play

The radio edit of the song was only three minutes long.

edit-a-thon

collaborative event for editing wikis

The library hosted an edit-a-thon to improve local history articles.

re-edit

edit something again or differently

She had to re-edit the document after receiving feedback..

Examples of edit down in a sentence

They had to edit down the script for the final cut.
She edited down the lengthy article for the magazine.
They edited down the footage to fit the time slot.

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French:raccourcir, réduire, ...
German:kürzen, zusammenfassen, ...
Italian:ridurre, sintetizzare, ...
Spanish:reducir, condensar, ...
Portuguese:reduzir, resumir, ...
Chinese:删减, 简化, ...
Japanese:短くする, 簡略化する, ...
Arabic:اِخْتَصَرَ, خَصَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְקַצֵּר, ...
Russian:сокращать, сжать, ...
Ukrainian:скорочувати, спрощувати, ...
Hindi:संक्षिप्त करना, सरल करना, ...
Bengali:সংক্ষিপ্ত করা, সংক্ষেপ করা, ...
Catalan:escurçar, resumir, ...
Czech:zkrátit, zestručnit, ...
Danish:forkorte, kondensere, ...
Dutch:inkorten, ...
Greek:περικόπτω, συμπυκνώνω, ...
Hungarian:rövidíteni, lerövidíteni, ...
Khmer:កាត់សម្រួលអត្ថបទ, កាត់សម្រួល, ...
Korean:줄이다, 요약하다, ...
Persian:کوتاه کردن, فشرده کردن, ...
Polish:skrócić, ...
Portuguese (BR):reduzir, resumir, ...
Romanian:a scurta, a simplifica, ...
Swedish:korta ner, ...
Thai:ตัดทอน, ...
Turkish:kısaltmak, ...
Vietnamese:rút ngắn, rút gọn, ...

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