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re·dact
/
rɪˈdækt
/
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[
ri-
dakt
]
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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
Related forms
re·dac·tion,
noun
re·dac·tion·al,
adjective
re·dac·tor,
noun
un·re·dact·ed,
adjective
Can be confused:
redact,
revise
.
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redact
(rɪˈdækt)
—
vb
1.
to compose or draft (an edict, proclamation, etc)
2.
to put (a literary work, etc) into appropriate form for publication; edit
[C15: from Latin
redigere
to bring back, from
red-
re-
+
agere
to drive]
re'daction
—
n
re'dactional
—
adj
re'dactor
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
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
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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from the tape.
Now, the civil liberties group has received a
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version of the directive
that was sent out last year.
Information that might endanger informants has been
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.
Actually seeing the
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version, with its blacked-out sections, sent a real chill down my spine.
But he was inclined to rule out those words as the
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ones.
Some of these voices belong to people whose names have been
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After reviewing an unedited version, a federal judge disagreed, and ordered some of the
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text released.
The white blocks are the
redacted
sections, but the rest is interesting.
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redacted
version of the decision be made public.
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