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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; ME < L redāctus (ptp. of redigere to lead back), equiv. to red- red- + āctus, ptp. of agere to lead; see act


re⋅dac⋅tion, noun
re⋅dac⋅tion⋅al, adjective
re⋅dac⋅tor, noun
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re·dac·tion   (rĭ-dāk'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of editing or revising a piece of writing; preparation for publication.

  2. An edited work; a new edition or revision.

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Word Origin & History

redact 
1432, from L. redact-, pp. stem of redigere "to bring back, collect, reduce," from re- "back, again" + agere "to drive" (see act).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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