Definition of redact Redact

/ɹɪdæˈkt/ - [ridakt] - re•dact

We found 6 definitions of redact from 4 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: redacts

redact - someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
  redactor, reviser, rewriter, rewrite man
  editor in chief, editor a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • redact (Verb)
    To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape matter for publication; to edit.
  • redact (Verb)
    To censor, used by a government when parts of a document are kept secret and the remainder released.
  • redact (Verb)
    To black out text for other purposes, such as in law, when legally protected sections of text are obscured in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • redact (v. t.)
    To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.

Part of speech

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  • redact, verb, present, 1st person singular of redact (infinitive).
  • redact, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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