redact
To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while leaving the remainderTo censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while leaving the remainder.
» The dispatch was redacted in this way.
Meaning
10 senses(transitive, usually)To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while leaving the remainder.
The military will redact the document before releasing it, blacking out sections that are classified.
The names and email addresses of the users were redacted from the public data.
bearbeiten, redigieren, schwärzen
редакти́роватьredaktírovatʹ, цензури́роватьcenzurírovatʹ
To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process.
To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.
облека́ть в литерату́рную фо́рмуoblekátʹ v literatúrnuju fórmu, редакти́роватьredaktírovatʹ, составля́тьsostavljátʹ
(rare)To draw up or frame a decree, statement, etc.
(obsolete)To bring together in one unit; to combine or bring together into one.
(obsolete)To gather or organize works or ideas into a unified whole; to collect, order, or write in a written document or to put into a particular written form.
(obsolete, rare)To insert or assimilate into a written system or scheme.
(obsolete, rare)To bring an area of study within the comprehension capacity of a person.
(obsolete)To reduce to a particular condition or state, especially one that is undesirable.
(obsolete)To reduce something physical to a certain form, especially by destruction.
- prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
- formulate in a particular style or language
Examples
5 sentencesThe dispatch was redacted in this way.
The report released to the public was heavily redacted.
deDer der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemachte Bericht war stark redigiert.
As the file is public, we have redacted the complainant's name.
The documents were heavily redacted by the FBI before being released.
Rereading — and often correcting — my sentences on Tatoeba, I sometimes have the impression of redacting the diary I always wanted to write.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Old French redacter, from Latin redactus, perfect passive participle of redigō (“drivFrom 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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Forms
redacts, redacting, redacted, redactedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle