redact
[ ri-dakt ]
/ rɪˈdækt /
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verb (used with object)
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Origin of redact
OTHER WORDS FROM redact
re·dac·tion, nounre·dac·tor, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH redact
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How to use redact in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for redact
redact
/ (rɪˈdækt) /
verb (tr)
to compose or draft (an edict, proclamation, etc)
to put (a literary work, etc) into appropriate form for publication; edit
Derived forms of redact
redaction, nounredactional, adjectiveredactor, nounWord Origin for redact
C15: from Latin redigere to bring back, from red- re- + agere to drive
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