edit in WordNet English dictionary

1. cut or eliminate
   "she edited the juiciest scenes"
   edit  blue-pencil  delete 
   
2. cut and assemble the components of
   "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
   edit  cut  edit out 
   
3. prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
   "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
   edit  redact 
   
4. supervise the publication of
   "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"
   edit