blue-pencil
blue-pencil · blue-pencils · blue-penciled / blue-pencilled · blue-penciling
змінювати, редагувати
изменять, править, редактировать
bearbeiten, editieren, redigieren
To edit, especially to censor, written documentsTo edit, especially to censor, written documents.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To edit, especially to censor, written documents.
(slang)To use a line-item veto.
More definitions
- cut or eliminate
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From blue + pencil.From blue + pencil.
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Forms
blue-pencils, blue-penciling, blue-penciled, blue-penciled| Base form | blue-pencil · to blue-pencil |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | blue-pencils |
| Present participle | blue-penciling |
| Past simple | blue-penciled / blue-pencilled |
| Past participle | blue-penciled / blue-pencilled |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedred-pencil
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle