redact

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Synonyms: react, reduct, re-act, re act, gedact

Antonyms: react, reduct, re-act, re act, gedact

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Verb

1. {{senseid|en|to censor}} {{lb|en|usually|transitive}} To [[censor]], to [[black out]] or remove parts of a document while leaving the remainder.
2. {{senseid|en|to censor in legal discovery}} {{lb|en|legal}} To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process.
3. {{senseid|en|to edit}} To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to [[edit]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
4. {{senseid|en|to create (a decree or statement)}} {{lb|en|rare}} To draw up or frame a decree, statement, etc. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
5. {{senseid|en|to unify or combine}} {{lb|en|obsolete}} To bring together in one unit; to combine or bring together into one. {{defdate|15th|16th c.}}
6. {{senseid|en|to collate}} {{lb|en|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. {{defdate|15th|17th c.}}
7. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} To insert or assimilate into a written system or scheme. {{defdate|16th c.}}
8. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} To bring an area of study within the comprehension capacity of a person. {{defdate|17th c.}}
9. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To reduce to a particular condition or state, especially one that is undesirable. {{defdate|16th|18th c.}}
10. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To reduce something physical to a certain form, especially by destruction. {{defdate|16th|17th c.}}

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