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Proofread Moderate

Proofread has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

read for errors

"I should proofread my manuscripts"

2

To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.

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Origin

This word is a combination of "proof" and "read." It originally meant to read something carefully to check for errors.

Rhyming Words
yead read lead mead pead head bead sead dead glead tread oread aread ahead knead blead dread stead plead snead
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