Edit and Update

Edit

Edit verb - To prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating.

Update and edit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Update" instead a verb "Edit".

Nearby Words: edited, editing, editor, editable

Update

Update verb - To adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage.
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Synonyms for Update

Edit and update are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Edit" instead a verb "Update".

Nearby Words: updated, updating

Common collocations

image edit image update image
appearance edit appearance update appearance
way edit way update way
game edit game update game
Other words: story, information, code, entry, film, credits, files, tropes.

Both words in one sentence

  • The author delayed the next update slightly to edit that particular ending away, but the original ending line of Radiance, chapter 14, was
  • Just For Fun / Notable References to TV Tropes Duke then added in his update that people check out the site, as well as a disclaimer that he doesn't edit his own page and leaves it up to the fans.
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Update and Edit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/edit/update
Edit & Update. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/edit/update>.
Update or Edit. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/edit/update.
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