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Definition of Redact
1. Noun. Someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication.
Exact synonyms: Redactor, Reviser, Rewrite Man, Rewriter
Specialized synonyms: Abbreviator, Abridger
Generic synonyms: Editor, Editor In Chief
Derivative terms: Revise, Rewrite, Rewrite
Specialized synonyms: Abbreviator, Abridger
Generic synonyms: Editor, Editor In Chief
Derivative terms: Revise, Rewrite, Rewrite
2. Verb. Formulate in a particular style or language. "She cast her request in very polite language"
Exact synonyms: Cast, Couch, Frame, Put
Generic synonyms: Articulate, Formulate, Give Voice, Phrase, Word
Derivative terms: Cast, Frame, Redaction
Generic synonyms: Articulate, Formulate, Give Voice, Phrase, Word
Derivative terms: Cast, Frame, Redaction
3. Verb. Prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting. "They won't redact the story "; "She edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
Exact synonyms: Edit
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Alter, Falsify, Interpolate, Cut Up, Hack, Black Out, Blank Out, Copyedit, Copyread, Subedit, Bracket, Bracket Out
Derivative terms: Editing, Editor, Redaction, Redactor
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Alter, Falsify, Interpolate, Cut Up, Hack, Black Out, Blank Out, Copyedit, Copyread, Subedit, Bracket, Bracket Out
Derivative terms: Editing, Editor, Redaction, Redactor
Definition of Redact
1. v. t. To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.
Definition of Redact
1. to prepare for publication [v -ED, -ING, -S]