Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.

To prepare written material for publication by correcting or modifying it

edit

The most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words "to prepare written material for publication by correcting or modifying it" is edit.

• Edit means to prepare written material for publication by correcting or modifying it.
• Summarize means to give a brief overview of the main points of something.
• Crop means to remove parts of something, especially to make it smaller or to fit it into a particular space.
• Abridge means to shorten a text by removing parts of it.

The word edit is the most appropriate because it specifically refers to the process of preparing written material for publication by correcting or modifying it. The other words do not have the same connotation of being a process of preparing written material for publication.