redact
Noun · VerbUS[rih-dakt]/rɪˈdækt/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- someone who puts text into appropriate form for publicationSynonyms: redactorreviserrewriterType of editor, editor in chiefKinds abridger, rewrite woman, rewrite man
Verb (2)redacted
- formulate in a particular style or language“I wouldn't put it that way”“She cast her request in very polite language”Synonyms: framecastputcouchMore general give voice, formulate
- 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”Synonyms: editMore general change, alterMore specific black out, blank out, copyread, interpolate, hack, bracket
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Re·dact′ (r?-d?kt′), transitive verb
Origin: L. redactus, p. p. of redigere; pref. red-, re-, again, back + agere to put in motion, to drive.
To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54