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re·dact
(rĭ-dăkt′)tr.v. re·dact·ed, re·dact·ing, re·dacts
1. To draw up or frame (a proclamation, for example).
2. To make ready for publication; edit or revise.
3. To delete or remove (private or sensitive information) from a document in preparation for publication.
[Middle English redacten, from Latin redigere, redāct-, to drive back : re-, red-, re- + agere, to drive; see act.]
re·dac′tor (-dăk′tər, -tôr′) n.
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redact
(rɪˈdækt)vb (tr)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to compose or draft (an edict, proclamation, etc)
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to put (a literary work, etc) into appropriate form for publication; edit
[C15: from Latin redigere to bring back, from red- re- + agere to drive]
reˈdaction n
reˈdactional adj
reˈdactor n
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re•dact
(rɪˈdækt)v.t.
to put into suitable literary form; edit.
[1830–40; < Latin redāctus, past participle of redigere to drive back, restore]
re•dac′tion, n.
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redact
Past participle: redacted
Gerund: redacting
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| Noun | 1. | redact - someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication abbreviator, abridger - one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work editor, editor in chief - a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) |
| Verb | 1. | redact - formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" give voice, phrase, word, articulate, formulate - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" |
| 2. | redact - prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" black out - suppress by censorship as for political reasons; "parts of the newspaper article were blacked out" blank out - cut out, as for political reasons; "several line in the report were blanked out" bracket out, bracket - place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark" |
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