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subedit

[ suhb-ed-it ]

verb (used with or without object)

British.
  1. to copyedit.


subedit

/ sʌbˈɛdɪt /

verb

  1. to edit and correct (written or printed material)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subedit1

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from subeditor
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Example Sentences

The news wire will close at the end of June, and its subediting business Pagemasters will close at the end of August.

From BBC

When I did subediting shifts in an office, I became an expert at squeezing two, and sometimes three pints into my lunch hour, which I spent on my own in the pub.

And Wales intends that the community of readers will fact-check and subedit published articles.

The subediting changes he's making still revolve around print production.

But not everyone has a newspaper subediting department on hand to clean up their prose.

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