redact
re·dact (r
-d
kt
)
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.
[Middle English redacten, from Latin redigere, red
ct-, to drive back : re-, red-, re- + agere, to drive; see act.]
re·dactor (-dkt
r, -tôr
) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
| 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)
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| 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”
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| 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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