[{"word":"edit","phonetic":"/ˈɛdɪt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈɛdɪt/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈɛdɪt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A change to the text of a document.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An interruption or change to an improvised scene.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To change a text, or a document.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be the editor of a publication.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He edits the Chronicle."},{"definition":"To change the contents of a file, website, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles."},{"definition":"To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To alter a film by cutting and splicing frames.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To lend itself to editing in a certain way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["splice","cut","alter","fix up","retouch"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/edit"]}]