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redact

re·dact

UK/ɹɪˈdækt/ US/rɪˈdækt/ uncommon obsolete rare
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

verb

1.

formulate in a particular style or language

  • “I wouldn”
  • “;”
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2.

prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

  • “Edit a a book on lexical semantics”
  • “she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages”
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Origin

From Old French redacter, from Latin redactus, perfect passive participle of redigō (“drive, lead, collect, reduce”), from re- (“back”) + agō (“put in motion, drive”). Piecewise doublet of react.

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