edits

Refines written work

Edits are changes made to improve or correct something—a document, video, photograph, or other work.

The word covers everything from fixing typos to restructuring entire sections: The editor sent back the manuscript with extensive edits.

In computing, edits are modifications to files or data.

As a verb form, edits means performs editing: She edits the local newspaper.

revision

revise

Alter to improve

alter · adjust · change · rewrite · rework · redraft · refine · improve · enhance · overhaul

Categories
Opposites
revision vs. original creation

editsoriginal compositions

Freshly created musical works

drafts · creates · composes · rough drafts · leaves alone

order vs. disorder

editsgarbles

Distorts or confuses

scrambles · corrupts · disorders · jumbles · mangles

alteration vs. preservation

editspreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

maintains · keeps · retains · leaves alone · conserves

Phrases
Family

edit, editor, editing, edited, editors, editorial, editorials, editorship, editorialize

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G