stet
/stɛt/
verb
- To mark written or printed text with a symbol (usually a row of dots under the text) meaning that a correction or deletion should be ignored and the original text kept.
- The editor told me to stet the crossed-out sentence because it was actually correct.
- Please stet the comma I removed; I now think it should stay.
- After reviewing the changes, the proofreader decided to stet the original paragraph.
- To decide to keep something as it was originally, especially in editing or revising.
- During the final review, the team voted to stet the design of the logo.
- My teacher told me to stet my first answer because it was better than the revision.
- The author asked the publisher to stet the controversial line in the book.
Antonyms
noun
- A proofreading symbol (often a row of dots) used to indicate that a marked change should be ignored and the original text kept.
- I saw a stet in the margin of the manuscript, meaning the editor changed her mind.
- When you see a stet, do not make the correction that was marked.
- The proofreader placed a stet under the deleted word to show it should stay.