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redact

/ɹɪˈdækt/

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verb

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

Examples :

"The military will redact the document before releasing it, blacking out sections that are classified."

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To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process.

Examples :

"The company had to redact personal information, like social security numbers and home addresses, from the documents before sending them to the lawyers. "

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

Examples :

"The newspaper editor had to redact several sentences from the article to remove sensitive information and protect the source. "

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

Examples :

"The committee will redact the minutes of the meeting before publishing them online. "

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

Examples :

"The editor will redact all the individual chapters of the book into a single, cohesive manuscript. "

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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.

Examples :

"The historian needed to redact the scattered notes and interviews into a coherent narrative for her book. "

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To insert or assimilate into a written system or scheme.

Examples :

"The editor will redact my notes into the new chapter of the book. "

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

Examples :

"The teacher tried to redact the complex physics concepts into simpler explanations so the students could understand them better. "

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

Examples :

"The company had to redact the employee's medical records to protect their privacy before sharing them with the insurance company. "

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

Examples :

"The company had to redact sensitive customer data from the report before making it public. "

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