copyread

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verb

To read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes.

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subeditcopyedit
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Meanings

verbcopyread (third-person singular simple present copyreads, present participle copyreading, simple past and past participle copyread)

present singular third person copyreads · participle present copyreading

  1. To read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbedit and correct (written or printed material)

Similar
subeditcopyedit
Broader
editredact
Also see
copyeditsubedit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From copy + read.

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Cite this entry
APA

copyread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyread

MLA

“copyread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyread. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copyread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyread.

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