redact

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.

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[Middle English redacten, from Latin redigere, redāct-, to drive back : re-, red-, re- + agere, to drive; see act.]

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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

Imperative

redact

redact

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	redact - someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication redactor, reviser, rewrite man, rewriter 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" couch, put, frame, cast 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" edit 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" interpolate, alter, falsify - insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby cut up, hack - significantly cut up a manuscript 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" copyedit, copyread, subedit - edit and correct (written or printed material) bracket out, bracket - place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark"

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Translations

redigere

redact

[rɪˈdækt] VT → redactar

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