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redact Definition

re·dact (ri dakt)

transitive verb

  1. to write out or draw up (a proclamation, edict, etc.); frame
  2. to arrange in proper form for publication; edit

Etymology: ME redacten < L redactus, pp. of redigere, to bring into a certain condition, reduce to order (see re- & act): in redactsense , prob. back-form. < redaction

redact Related Forms

re·dac·tor noun

redact Usage Examples

Object

  • version: The papers provided by the Home Office show that their initial thoughts were to provide redacted versions of the ten project license applications.
  • copy: A redacted copy of the consultants ' report is available from the ORR website here.
  • document: You can either print the redacted document or use it electronically.
  • text: They cited Exemption 12 of the Code as the reason for redacting the text.
  • material: The cost limit covers the time taken to find, sort, edit or redact material ( calculated at £ 25 per hour ).
  • information: ICM Registry is currently suing the DoC for the redacted information and expects to receive a second tranch of information in the coming weeks.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: He argues that traditions were created in response to 9th century conditions and then redacted back several centuries.
  • heavily: Have you got some proof that the Deuteronomic History could not have been heavily redacted by the Maccabees.

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