Redact

Word REDACT
Character 6
Hyphenation re dact
Pronunciations /ɹɪˈdækt/

Definitions and meanings of "Redact"

What do we mean by redact?

To draw up or frame (a proclamation, for example). transitive verb

To make ready for publication; edit or revise. transitive verb

To delete or remove (private or sensitive information) from a document in preparation for publication. transitive verb

To bring to a specified form or condition; force or compel to assume a certain form; reduce.

To bring into a presentable literary form; edit.

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

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

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

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. verb

Someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication noun

Formulate in a particular style or language verb

Prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting verb

To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while releasing the remainder.

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.

To draw up or frame a decree, statement, etc.

To bring together in one unit; to combine or bring together into one.

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.

To insert or assimilate into a written system or scheme.

To bring an area of study within the comprehension capacity of a person.

To reduce to a particular condition or state, especially one that is undesirable.

To reduce something physical to a certain form, especially by destruction.

This whole definition has been redacted Urban Dictionary

To censor a document, usually with black marker, as seen in examples of top secret military documents. Urban Dictionary

Another way of saying retarded while avoiding censors. Urban Dictionary

Nothing here. Go do something else. Urban Dictionary

The secondary word for classified. Can be used to redact any words and can be used in media. Urban Dictionary

Inspired by the TFATK subreddit, to use in place of the word "Retarded". A more sensitive way to refer to somebody who is a dummy. Urban Dictionary

1. usually means a censored document 2. another name for retarded. mostly used in twitter. first made popular by twitter user, DegenSpartan, now used as an alternative for retarded Urban Dictionary

REDACTED Urban Dictionary

A saying what people say when they (redacted). Mostly used in (redacted) situations. (redacted) people also use it. Urban Dictionary

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Synonyms and Antonyms for Redact

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The word "redact" in example sentences

I think the use of the word "redact" in this situation is misleading. ❋ Unknown (2011)

After several intense cabinet meetings, Obama appeared to back down and go along with a Panetta proposal to heavily "redact" - black out-all references to specific interrogation techniques, say the administration sources. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A 1974 amendment demanded that FOIA officers "redact" those portions of a document that the government deemed secret and release the rest of the document, assuming that the non-redacted segments still provided meaningful content. ❋ Michael G. Powell (2010)

The media organizations in receipt of the cables went to extraordinary lengths over the past two months to check and "redact" the material. ❋ Simon Jenkins (2010)

By way of contrast, the five media organizations in receipt of the material went to extraordinary lengths over the past two months to check and "redact" the material that the State Department disseminated so widely. ❋ Simon Jenkins (2010)

In high school, we "redact," we excerpt, we read academic essays or "studies" about the classic work, we read two or three of Shakespeare's thirty-odd plays, one or two of Emerson's essays, half a dozen of Emily Dickinson's short poems. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When you eliminate, "redact," the false statements to correct it to be factual, you'd just have a bunch of solid black pages. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A competent modern cook should be able to adapt "redact," in the jargon most of the recipes without too much effort, and may find much to spark their own culinary imagination. ❋ JB (2007)

Members could also be allowed to "redact" some details from documents they submit to justify expenses claims. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The parliamentary authorities had fought against this decision tooth and nail; after it, they attempted to "redact" the information so as to render it as anodyne as possible. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For all MPs have been given the opportunity to "redact" their documentation so that address data is not revealed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Redacted] for [security] [reasons] ❋ 05 Council (2019)

The top secret military documents were [redacted], leaving [the reader] with few words to actually read between long trails of [black ink]. ❋ Alan #2 (2009)

[Brandon] [Schaub] is pretty [redacted]. ❋ GringoRedact (2022)

[REDACTED] ❋ A Generic Guy Named Chris (2020)

David: Yo, seen the news report? It is so [redacted] up! Tom: [I agree], [the media's] are disgusting. ❋ Brightdev (2020)

[This is] the most [redacted] [thing] ever. ❋ Paulie Dee (2023)

he is redacted [lmao] ❋ Redactedspartan (2022)

[REDACTED] ❋ [UsernameHere] (2021)

"Cool? [More like] ([redacted])" "Hey I really like anime" "Anime [more like] (redacted) " ❋ X-T UN (2022)

[REDACTED] ❋ Ио (2021)

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