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to edit out

to edit out

11 3.2
Remove part of a film, recording, or text before release
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˈɛdɪt aʊt/
translation icon : eliminar
  • When she told her life story to new friends and lovers, she edited out the part about having been married.
  • edited out a part
  • edited out a portion
  • edited out a bit

I wish I could write like that, but if I did, it would be edited out as being pompous or or not entirely relevant.

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Examples

  • And I've edited out several of your crying episodes from the show.

    Love in Winterland (2020)

  • I specifically edited out that part.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I have the dead moments edited out.

    The Dirties (2013)

  • Could you just edit out their laughs during that last year?

  • I will not waste my time editing out your ad links.

    Blog text (3)

  • You can edit out that straw between the legs of the child.

    Justine Leconte officiel

  • Edit out your initial shock.

    Se7en (1995)

  • And the parts that I don't like, I'm gonna edit out.

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

  • Ruthlessly edit out your "who cares?" pictures, no matter how beautiful or technically exquisite.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The director decided to edit out the scene that didn't fit the storyline.

Synonyms

to cut
vsto edit out
∞ 2.3

To remove parts or make something shorter, for example text

is specifically the editing action to eliminate parts from media
to cut out
vsto edit out
77 3.2

To remove a shape from paper or cloth using scissors

is the same removal described as a step in media editing
to excise
vsto edit out
  • Formal
14 7.2

To cut out part of a body or text

is the routine editing removal for recorded or written media
to blue-pencil
vsto edit out
1 8.0

Remove parts of a text to hide sensitive information

is a neutral editing removal that is not mainly about censorship
to blank out
vsto edit out
  • Literature
1 6.4

To remove words or other information from a document to hide them

is an editing removal performed as part of the production process

Antonyms

to include
∞ 1.0

To make a person or thing part of something larger

insert
  • Specialized
7 6.0

A short part added to a film or publication that gives extra information

How Extensive

to expunge
21 8.8
to delete
287 2.0
to edit out
11 3.2
to cut
∞ 1.0
to omit
66 3.4

Surface Forms

edit out infinitive
edited out past
edited out past participle
editing out present participle
edits out third person singular

Morphology

edit + out

The meaning 'to remove or eliminate a part' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'edit' (to revise or change material) with the particle 'out' which commonly signals removal or exclusion. This is a regular phrasal-verb composition in English and reflects a transparent, compositional relation that a B1 learner who knows both words can infer.

Etymology

Edit out comes from the simple image of an editor cutting a strip of film or a piece of audio, where they would edit away a scene and take it out of the final version. That's why it now means 'to remove' a part from a film, recording, or text.