2 definitions
for redact
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Redact \Re*dact"\ (r?*d?kt"), v. t. [L. redactus, p. p. of
redigere; pref. red-, re-, again, back + agere to put in
motion, to drive.]
To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in
shape (matter for publication); to edit.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
redact
n : someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
[syn: redactor, reviser, rewriter, rewrite man]
v 1: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put
it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite
language" [syn: frame, cast, put, couch]
2: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting,
revising, or adapting; "Edit a a book on lexical
semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so
as to omit the most personal passages" [syn: edit]
