red-pencil: Meaning and Definition of

red-pen•cil

Pronunciation: (red'pen'sul), [key]
— -ciled, -cil•ing -cilled, -cil•ling.
  1. to delete, censor, correct, or abridge (written material) with or as if with a pencil having a red lead: His book was heavily red-penciled before it got clearance.
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