overedit
verb
over·ed·it
ˌō-vər-ˈe-dət 
overedited; overediting
: to edit (something) more than is necessary or appropriate
overedit a manuscript
Scenes in the movie were choppy and overedited.
Editors do overedit, of course, when they substitute their own taste, their own approach, their own view of a subject for those of the author.—
John P. Dessauer
John P. DessauerThe late, great Theodore Bernstein of The New York Times said the inner ring of hell was reserved for editors who overedit. The innermost ring was for those who overedit and make it wrong.—Charles Einstein
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“Overedit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overedit. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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