Edit out and Scratch out

Edit out

Edit out verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.
Usage example: anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed
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Scratch out and edit out are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scratch out" instead a verb "Edit out".

Scratch out

Scratch out verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.
Usage example: scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one

Edit out and scratch out are semantically related. You can use "Edit out" instead a verb "Scratch out".
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