subedit vs edit

subedit and edit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subedit	No	No	Yes	No
edit	No	No	Yes	No

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

subedit: edit and correct (written or printed material)
edit: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

Other hypernyms of subedit include redact.

subedit (verb)	edit (verb)
edit and correct (written or printed material)	prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
	cut and assemble the components of
	cut or eliminate
	supervise the publication of