edit out vs alter

edit out and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of edit out include change, modify.

edit out (verb)	alter (verb)
cut and assemble the components of	remove the ovaries of
	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to