(especially) an official with authority to examine books, magazines, plays, films etc and to remove anything regarded as immortal or in other ways undesirable

forbid; ban; selectively remove

to take out (something written or printed)

erase, remove

to do work of planning and directing the publication of a newspaper, magazine, book etc

rewrite, refine

to remove (something) by rubbing or wiping

erase

to give a new name to (a person, thing); to redesign (something)

correct, edit

to read (something) carefully, especially in order to correct and improve it; to reconsider and change (something)

correct, edit