to put (a literary work, etc) into appropriate form for publication; edit
Derived forms
redaction (reˈdaction)
noun
redactional (reˈdactional)
adjective
redactor (reˈdactor)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Latin redigere to bring back, from red-re- + agere to drive
redact in American English
(rɪˈdækt)
verb transitive
1.
to write out or draw up (a proclamation, edict, etc.); frame
2.
to arrange in proper form for publication; edit
Derived forms
redactor (reˈdactor)
noun
Word origin
ME redacten < L redactus, pp. of redigere, to bring into a certain condition, reduce to order (see re- & act1): in sense redact (sense 2), prob. back-form. < redaction
Examples of 'redact' in a sentence
redact
It was clearly established that publication of the redacted paragraphs would result in a review of the intelligence sharing arrangements.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yet the actual techniques proposed seem to result in data so limited or heavily redacted as to be incapable of full peer review.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The officer's comments were released yesterday in a heavily redacted transcript of his evidence given to the inquiry last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The NCIS report was 1,700 pages long and heavily redacted.