Associations to the word «Redact»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

REDACT, noun. Someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication.
REDACT, verb. Formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language".
REDACT, verb. Prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages".

Wise words

Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
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