Hypertext Webster Gateway: "redact"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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: make editorial changes (in a text) [syn: {edit}]
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