copyedit
Plural: copyedits
Verb
Verb Forms: copyedited, copyediting, copyedits
- To prepare written material for publication by editing it.
- edit and correct (written or printed material)
- To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
Noun
- The process or act of copyediting a document.
- The result of copyediting a document.
- A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.
Examples
- Before playing his word, he would mentally COPYEDIT it for any potential challenges.
Origin / Etymology
Back-formation from copy editor.
Scrabble Score: 16
copyedit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcopyedit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
copyedit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
copyedit: valid Words With Friends Word