copyedit
or cop·y-ed·it
[ kop-ee-ed-it ]
/ ˈkɒp iˌɛd ɪt /
verb (used with object)
to edit (a manuscript, document, text, etc.) for publication, especially for punctuation, spelling, grammatical structure, style, etc.
to copyread.
Origin of copyedit
First recorded in 1950–55; back formation from
copy editor
Words nearby copyedit
copy-edit,
copybook,
copyboy,
copycat,
copycutter,
copyedit,
copyeditor,
copyfight,
copyfitting,
copygirl,
copygraph
British Dictionary definitions for copy-edit
copy-edit
verb
journalism
to prepare (copy) for printing by styling, correcting, etc