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(transitive) To edit, especially to censor, written documents..
Use blue-pencil when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Blue-pencil means (transitive) To edit, especially to censor, written documents..
Common synonyms include delete.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use blue-pencil where its definition matches the intended context.
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