Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-edit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
self--ed-it
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

To edit one's own writing while it is being written.

Etymology

From self- + edit.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

self-edits (present, singular) self-editing (participle, present) self-edited (participle, past) self-edited (past)

Questions

What does self-edit mean?
To censor oneself; to stop oneself from saying certain things.
Where does self-edit come from?
From self- + edit.

How to pronounce self-edit

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