edit vs blue-pencil

edit and blue-pencil both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
edit	No	No	Yes	No
blue-pencil	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, edit and blue-pencil are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of edit include delete.

edit (verb)	blue-pencil (verb)
prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting	cut or eliminate
cut and assemble the components of
cut or eliminate
supervise the publication of