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redact
(re¦dact)
Pronunciation:
/rɪˈdakt/
verb
[
with object
]
edit (text) for publication:
a confidential memo which has been redacted from 25 pages to just one paragraph
censor or obscure (part of a text) for legal or security purposes.
Derivatives
redactor
noun
Origin:
mid 19th century
: back-formation from
redaction
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