| verb | prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting “Edit a book on lexical semantics” |
| verb | supervise the publication of “The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years” |
| verb | cut and assemble the components of “edit film” |
| verb | cut or eliminate “she edited the juiciest scenes” |
| editor | noun | a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) |
| editing | noun | putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form |
| redact | noun | someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication |
| redaction | noun | putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form |
| redactor | noun | someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication |
| cutting | noun | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
| deletion | noun | the act of deleting something written or printed |