edit

prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

• “Edit a a book on lexical semantics”
• “she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages”

supervise the publication of

• “The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years”

cut and assemble the components of

• “edit film”
• “cut recording tape”

cut or eliminate

• “she edited the juiciest scenes”