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to coedit

to coedit

5.8
To edit a text together with other people
  • verb
  • /koʊˈɛdɪt/
translation icon : coeditar
  • He coedits an online journal focused on contemporary art with his friend.

Examples

  • They decided to coedit the anthology together, sharing the workload fairly.

  • A frequent reviewer for The New York Times, she coedits New American Writing.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • She coedits Nozone (an underground)

    Fiction book (1994)

  • She coedits a popular literary magazine with her colleagues.

Synonyms

to co-edit
vsto coedit
3.8

Make changes to a document together with someone else

is the unhyphenated modern form used in current writing

Surface Forms

coedit infinitive
coedited past
coedited past participle
coediting present participle
coedits third person singular

Morphology

coedit = edit (transparent) = co + edit

The meaning 'edit together' follows directly from the productive prefix 'co-' meaning 'together' plus the verb 'edit'.

Etymology

The word coedit combines co- meaning 'together' and edit meaning 'to prepare or correct text'. So, to coedit is to work with other people to edit the same document.