edit something out

edit something out
edit something out of something & edit something out
to strike out words or sentences from something that is going to be published; to cut out textual material in the editing process. •

She edited the foul language out of the essay.

Frank edited out the misspelled words.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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