· putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
Synonym(s): redaction
Hypernym(s): writing, written_material, piece_of_writing
· 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"
Synonym(s): redact
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
· supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"
Hypernym(s): publish, bring_out, put_out, issue, release
· cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
· cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"
Synonym(s): blue-pencil, delete
Hypernym(s): censor