verb
- past tense and past participle of copyedit; to have reviewed and corrected written material for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style before publication
Usage: publishing; journalism
Examples
- The manuscript was copyedited before being sent to the printer.
- She copyedited the article to fix several grammatical errors.
- The book had been thoroughly copyedited by a professional editor.
- All submissions must be copyedited according to our style guide.
- The newspaper copyedited the story to meet deadline requirements.
- He copyedited the report to ensure consistency in formatting.