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Definition redact

Etymology

From Old French redacter, from Latin redactus, perfect passive participle of redig? (“drive, lead, collect, reduce”), from re- (“back”) + ag? (“put in motion, drive”).

Verb

redact (third-person singular simple present redacts, present participle redacting, simple past and past participle redacted)

1. To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while releasing the remainder.
2. (law) To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process.
3. To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit. [from 19th c.]
4. (rare) To draw up or frame a decree, statement, etc. [from 19th c.]
5. (obsolete) To bring together in one unit; to combine or bring together into one. [15th-16th c.]
6. (obsolete) To gather or organize works or ideas into a unified whole; to collect, order, or write in a written document or to put into a particular written form. [15th-17th c.]
7. (obsolete, rare) To insert or assimilate into a written system or scheme. [16th c.]
8. (obsolete, rare) To bring an area of study within the comprehension capacity of a person. [17th c.]
9. (obsolete) To reduce to a particular condition or state, especially one that is undesirable. [16th-18th c.]
10. (obsolete) To reduce something physical to a certain form, especially by destruction. [16th-17th c.]

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