English noun: redact | |||
1. | redact (person) someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication | ||
Synonyms | redactor, reviser, rewrite man, rewriter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | editor, editor in chief | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abbreviator, abridger | ||
English verb: redact | |||
1. | redact (communication) formulate in a particular style or language | ||
Samples | I wouldn't put it that way. She cast her request in very polite language. | ||
Synonyms | cast, couch, frame, put | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word | ||
2. | redact (change) prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting | ||
Samples | Edit a book on lexical semantics. She edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages. | ||
Examples | They won't redact the story | ||
Synonyms | edit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alter, black out, blank out, bracket, bracket out, copyedit, copyread, cut up, falsify, hack, interpolate, subedit | ||