redact

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
  2. verb formulate in a particular style or language
  3. verb prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

Etymology

From Old French redacter, from Latin redactus, perfect passive participle of redigō (“drive, lead, collect, reduce”), from re- (“back”) + agō (“put in motion, drive”). Piecewise doublet of react.

Synonyms

redactor, reviser, rewriter, rewrite man

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