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to red-ink

to red-ink

7.5
Mark writing with red ink to show mistakes or important parts
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : marcar con tinta roja
  • The teacher decided to red-ink all the spelling mistakes in the essays.

Examples

  • Editors often red-ink passages that need revision before publication.

  • She red-inked the errors on the report.

  • Please red-ink the confidential areas on the diagram so they are clearly visible.

  • Please red-ink all the mistakes in this document.

  • The teacher decided to red-ink all the spelling mistakes in the essays.

  • Editors often red-ink passages that need revision before publication.

  • Please red-ink the confidential areas on the diagram so they are clearly visible.

Synonyms

to redline
vsto red-ink
  • Jargon
1 5.0

Mark a document to show changes, usually with red ink

highlights errors, restrictions, or sections rather than marking revision changes
to rubricate
vsto red-ink
  • Specialized
9.9

Use red letters in writing to show headings and important parts

marks to show errors, restrictions, or to draw attention instead of decorating text

Surface Forms

red-ink infinitive
red-inked past
red-inked past participle
red-inking present participle
red-inks third person singular

Morphology

red-ink = red ink (transparent) = red + ink

The verb is transparently based on the compound noun 'red ink', meaning to mark something with red ink.

Etymology

The word red-ink comes from the simple habit of using red ink to show problems: accountants wrote losses 'in red' and teachers used red pens to mark mistakes. So to red-ink something is to mark it with red ink to show errors, limits, or parts that need attention.