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redacted

[ri-dakt] Example Sentences Origin

re·dact

[ri-dakt]
verb (used with object)
1.
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
2.
to draw up or frame (a statement, proclamation, etc.).

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin redāctus (past participle of redigere to lead back), equivalent to red- red- + āctus, past participle of agere to lead; see act

re·dac·tion, noun
re·dac·tion·al, adjective
re·dac·tor, noun
un·re·dact·ed, adjective

redact, revise.
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Redacted is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example Sentences
  • The signatures and addresses of witnesses have been redacted to protect their privacy.
  • After reviewing an unedited version, a federal judge disagreed, and ordered some of the redacted text released.
  • Information that might endanger informants has been redacted.
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Word Origin & History

redact
early 15c., from L. redact-, pp. stem of redigere "to bring back, collect, reduce," from re- "back, again" + agere "to drive" (see act).
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