"self-edit" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: self-edits [present, singular, third-person], self-editing [participle, present], self-edited [participle, past], self-edited [past]
Etymology: From self- + edit. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|edit}} self- + edit Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-edit (third-person singular simple present self-edits, present participle self-editing, simple past and past participle self-edited)
  1. To censor oneself; to stop oneself from saying certain things.
    Sense id: en-self-edit-en-verb-WTsi5kBD
  2. (authorship) To edit one's own writing while it is being written. Translations (authorship): autopoprawka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-self-edit-en-verb-VKVHxj-g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 30 70 Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing Disambiguation of 'authorship': 2 98

Inflected forms

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