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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redact (rɪˈdækt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

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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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Example sentences
Here's the approximate text, which is redacted in portions.
The dispatcher asked what she smoked but that answer was redacted from the tape.
Now, the civil liberties group has received a redacted version of the directive
  that was sent out last year.
Information that might endanger informants has been redacted.
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