blank out vs edit

blank out and edit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blank out	No	No	Yes	No
edit	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, edit is a hypernym of blank out; that is, edit is a word with a broader meaning than blank out:

blank out: cut out, as for political reasons
edit: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

Other hypernyms of blank out include redact.

blank out (verb)	edit (verb)
cut out, as for political reasons	prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
be unable to remember	cut and assemble the components of
	cut or eliminate
	supervise the publication of