Definitions for redact
rɪˈdæktredact

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. redact, redactor, reviser, rewriter, rewrite manverb

   someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

2. frame, redact, cast, put, couchverb

   formulate in a particular style or language

   "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

3. edit, redactverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. redactverb

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

2. redactverb

   To censor, used by a government when parts of a document are kept secret and the remainder released.

   The military will redact the document before releasing it, blacking out sections that are classified.

3. redactverb

   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.

4. Etymology: From redacter, from redactus, perfect passive participle of redigo, from re- + ago.

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1. redact

   Redact is a verb that refers to the act of removing or editing sensitive or confidential information from a document, text, or other form of communication to protect privacy, security, or legal purposes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Redactverb

   to reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit

2. Etymology: [L. redactus, p. p. of redigere; pref. red-, re-, again, back + agere to put in motion, to drive.]

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Anagrams for redact »

1. carted

2. crated

3. traced

4. decart

5. cedrat

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of redact in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of redact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of redact in a Sentence

1. Twitter General Counsel Sean Edgett:

   We chose not to redact any information -- we fully stand behind our SEC filings, the methodologies we use to calculate mDAU, and our statements about the percentage of spam accounts on our platform.

2. Jonathan Turley:

   The Justice Department continues to operate as if everyone is asking for full disclosure, they can redact portions of the affidavit. They can allow the court to review the redaction and make judgments as to how sensitive the provisions might be. But they oppose it wholesale to the detriment of the American public.

3. David Snyder:

   Is the mere existence of an employee's name secret or to be withheld from the public? Certainly not, the mere existence of a name isn't something they are entitled to redact.

4. Adam Schiff:

   House Intelligence Committee has, in a sense, hijacked what should have been an uncontroversial straightforward review of congressional transcripts to identify and redact any classified information, and attempted to expand it into an unsolicited after the fact review for information purportedly protected by executive privilege.

5. Megan Imbert:

   That’s not true — we can redact our names, there’s over 120 participants, and we deserve to have the findings be shown to the public so there’s actual accountability.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=redact
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Redact
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redact