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Redact

//ɹɪˈdækt// verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while leaving the remainder. transitive, usually

    "The military will redact the document before releasing it, blacking out sections that are classified."

  2. 2
    prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting wordnet
  3. 3
    To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process.
  4. 4
    formulate in a particular style or language wordnet
  5. 5
    To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.

    "[…] the account of his second expedition was carefully redacted, […]"

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  1. 6
    To draw up or frame a decree, statement, etc. rare

    "The Oath is redacted ; pronounced aloud by President Bailly, — and indeed in such a sonorous tone, that the cloud of witnesses, even outdoors, hear it, and bellow response to it."

  2. 7
    To bring together in one unit; to combine or bring together into one. obsolete

    "Octauianus Augustus, his successor and nevewe, redacte in to oon monarchy the realmes of alle the worlde."

  3. 8
    To gather or organize works or ideas into a unified whole; to collect, order, or write in a written document or to put into a particular written form. obsolete

    "yere, laborede and founde the arte of logike; þe rewles of whom and causes of þe begynnenge Plato fyndenge encreasede hit moche; but Aristotille redacte hit in an arte."

  4. 9
    To insert or assimilate into a written system or scheme. obsolete, rare
  5. 10
    To bring an area of study within the comprehension capacity of a person. obsolete, rare
  6. 11
    To reduce to a particular condition or state, especially one that is undesirable. obsolete

    "[…] the grite penuritie and indigence quhairunto the puir handy-labouraris, and utheris his hienes subiectis of all esteatis ar redactit be that occasioun, […]"

  7. 12
    To reduce something physical to a certain form, especially by destruction. obsolete

    "[…] the principall mans or manerie of thame lordis Erilis of Orchadie hes beine syndrie tymis brint and redactit till nocht […]"

Etymology

From Old French redacter, from Latin redactus, perfect passive participle of redigō (“drive, lead, collect, reduce”), from re- (“back”) + agō (“put in motion, drive”). Piecewise doublet of react.

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