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censor vs edit

edit vs censor

censor is a noun but edit is not a noun.

censor and edit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
censor Yes No Yes No
edit No No Yes No
As verbs, edit is a hyponym of censor; that is, edit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than censor:
  • censor: subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
  • edit: cut or eliminate
Other hyponyms of censor include blue-pencil, delete.
censor (noun) edit (noun)
a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
someone who censures or condemns
censor (verb) edit (verb)
subject to political, religious, or moral censorship prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper) cut and assemble the components of
cut or eliminate
supervise the publication of
Difference between censor and edit

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