| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abridge | Shorten a text. |
| 2. | adapt | Change to suit new needs. |
| 3. | adjust | Change slightly for better fit. |
| 4. | alter | Make different without replacing entirely. |
| 5. | amend | Change to improve or correct. |
| 6. | amplify | Expand with more detail. |
| 7. | augment | Increase or add to. |
| 8. | change | Make different in some way. |
| 9. | clarify | Make clearer. |
| 10. | clean up | Correct and make orderly. |
| 11. | compress | Make shorter or more compact. |
| 12. | condense | Make shorter while keeping meaning. |
| 13. | copyedit | Edit for style and accuracy. |
| 14. | correct | Remove errors from. |
| 15. | cut | Remove parts from. |
| 16. | delete | Remove from text or data. |
| 17. | develop | Make fuller or more advanced. |
| 18. | edit | Prepare text by correcting or changing. |
| 19. | elaborate | Add detail to. |
| 20. | eliminate | Remove completely. |
| 21. | emend | Correct errors in a text. |
| 22. | enlarge | Make larger or more extensive. |
| 23. | excise | Cut out from a text. |
| 24. | expand | Make fuller or more detailed. |
| 25. | extend | Make longer or broader. |
| 26. | fact-check | Verify factual accuracy. |
| 27. | fine-tune | Adjust precisely. |
| 28. | fix | Correct or repair. |
| 29. | flesh out | Add more detail to. |
| 30. | go over | review or examine again |
| 31. | hone | Improve through careful refinement. |
| 32. | improve | Make better. |
| 33. | line-edit | Edit sentence by sentence. |
| 34. | mark up | annotate with corrections |
| 35. | mend | Repair or correct. |
| 36. | modernize | Update to current standards. |
| 37. | modify | Make partial changes to. |
| 38. | omit | Leave out. |
| 39. | optimize | Make as effective as possible. |
| 40. | overhaul | Thoroughly revise or repair. |
| 41. | paraphrase | Restate using different wording. |
| 42. | pare down | Reduce to essentials. |
| 43. | perfect | Make as good as possible. |
| 44. | polish | Improve details and presentation. |
| 45. | proofread | Check text for errors. |
| 46. | prune | Cut away unnecessary parts. |
| 47. | put right | Correct a mistake or problem. |
| 48. | reappraise | Assess again. |
| 49. | reassess | Assess again, often with new information. |
| 50. | recast | Present again in a different form. |
| 51. | recheck | Check again. |
| 52. | reconsider | Think about again, often differently. |
| 53. | rectify | Put right or correct. |
| 54. | redefine | Define again or differently. |
| 55. | redraft | Draft again in revised form. |
| 56. | reevaluate | Evaluate again. |
| 57. | reexamine | Examine again carefully. |
| 58. | refine | Improve by small careful changes. |
| 59. | reformulate | Express again in a new way. |
| 60. | reframe | Present from a new angle. |
| 61. | remodel | Change structure or form. |
| 62. | rephrase | Say again in different words. |
| 63. | reshape | Give a new form to. |
| 64. | restate | Say again, often more clearly. |
| 65. | rethink | Think through again. |
| 66. | review | Examine again for improvement. |
| 67. | revisit | Return to for reconsideration. |
| 68. | reword | Change the wording of. |
| 69. | rework | Work on again to improve. |
| 70. | rewrite | Write again in an improved form. |
| 71. | set right | Correct or make proper. |
| 72. | sharpen | Make clearer or more effective. |
| 73. | shorten | Make shorter. |
| 74. | simplify | Make simpler. |
| 75. | streamline | Simplify and improve efficiency. |
| 76. | strengthen | Make stronger or more effective. |
| 77. | subedit | Edit copy for publication. |
| 78. | substitute | Use in place of another. |
| 79. | supplement | Add something to complete. |
| 80. | tailor | adjust for a specific purpose |
| 81. | temper | moderate or soften |
| 82. | tidy up | Make neater or more correct. |
| 83. | tighten | Make more concise or effective. |
| 84. | touch up | Improve with small changes. |
| 85. | transform | change completely |
| 86. | transpose | Change the order of. |
| 87. | trim | Remove unnecessary parts. |
| 88. | truncate | shorten by cutting off part |
| 89. | tweak | Make small adjustments to. |
| 90. | unify | make parts consistent |
| 91. | update | Bring up to date. |
| 92. | upgrade | Improve to a higher standard. |
| 93. | vet | check and assess carefully |
| 94. | walk back | revise or withdraw a statement |
| 95. | water down | make less strong or forceful |
| 96. | weed | remove unwanted parts |
| 97. | whittle down | reduce by careful cutting |
| 98. | work over | revise thoroughly |
| 99. | work through | review carefully step by step |
| 100. | workshop | revise through group feedback |