self-edit

verb

To censor oneself; to stop oneself from saying certain things.

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Meanings

verbself-edit (third-person singular simple present self-edits, present participle self-editing, simple past and past participle self-edited)

present singular third person self-edits · participle present self-editing · participle past self-edited · past self-edited

  1. To censor oneself; to stop oneself from saying certain things.
  2. authorshipTo edit one's own writing while it is being written.

Origin

From self- + edit.

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Translations

Polish autopoprawka
  • autopoprawkaauthorship
Cite this entry
APA

self-edit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-edit

MLA

“self-edit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-edit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-edit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-edit.

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