coedit

verb

co·​ed·​it ˌkō-ˈe-dət How to pronounce coedit (audio)
variants or co-edit
coedited or co-edited; coediting or co-editing

transitive verb

: to share the duties of editing (something) with one or more others : to edit (something) jointly
coedit a journal
… a prominent theater critic who published 34 books on the theater and co-edited (with H.L. Mencken) two influential magazinesLinda Glaser
coeditor noun
or co-editor
plural coeditors or co-editors
He was for a time coeditor of the magazine Horizon with Cyril Connolly … John Gross

Examples of coedit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In this latest exhibition of photographs, also published in a collectible book by teNeues, James honors the female form with a selection of black-and-white portraits, all of which are chosen and coedited by the subjects themselves. Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coedit was in 1876

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“Coedit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coedit. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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