edit out

verb

cut and assemble the components of (Freq. 2)

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edit film

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cut recording tape

• Syn: ↑edit, ↑cut

• Derivationally related forms: ↑cutting (for: ↑cut)

• Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify

• Verb Group:

↑abridge, ↑foreshorten, ↑abbreviate, ↑shorten, ↑cut, ↑contract, ↑reduce

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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They will edit out the duet

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edit out

To remove (a piece of film, tape, etc) during editing

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Main Entry: ↑edit

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ˌedit ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they edit out he/she/it edits out present participle editing out past tense edited out past participle edited out] phrasal verb

to remove parts of a film, television, or radio programme that are not wanted before it is shown or broadcast

Thesaurus: presenting and working on television and radio programmes_hyponym well-known television and radio programmes and characters_hyponym

Main entry: edit

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edit out [phrasal verb]

edit out (something) or edit (something) out : to remove (something, such as an unwanted word or scene) while preparing something to be seen, used, published, etc.

They edited out the scene.

Write freely. You can always edit things out later.

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Main Entry: ↑edit