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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REDACT

From Latin redigere to bring back, from red-re- + agere to drive.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF REDACT

redact  [rɪˈdækt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REDACT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Redact is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb redact in English.

WHAT DOES REDACT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of redact in the English dictionary

The definition of redact in the dictionary is to compose or draft. Other definition of redact is to put into appropriate form for publication; edit.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REDACT

PRESENT

Present
I redact
you redact
he/she/it redacts
we redact
you redact
they redact
Present continuous
I am redacting
you are redacting
he/she/it is redacting
we are redacting
you are redacting
they are redacting
Present perfect
I have redacted
you have redacted
he/she/it has redacted
we have redacted
you have redacted
they have redacted
Present perfect continuous
I have been redacting
you have been redacting
he/she/it has been redacting
we have been redacting
you have been redacting
they have been redacting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I redacted
you redacted
he/she/it redacted
we redacted
you redacted
they redacted
Past continuous
I was redacting
you were redacting
he/she/it was redacting
we were redacting
you were redacting
they were redacting
Past perfect
I had redacted
you had redacted
he/she/it had redacted
we had redacted
you had redacted
they had redacted
Past perfect continuous
I had been redacting
you had been redacting
he/she/it had been redacting
we had been redacting
you had been redacting
they had been redacting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will redact
you will redact
he/she/it will redact
we will redact
you will redact
they will redact
Future continuous
I will be redacting
you will be redacting
he/she/it will be redacting
we will be redacting
you will be redacting
they will be redacting
Future perfect
I will have redacted
you will have redacted
he/she/it will have redacted
we will have redacted
you will have redacted
they will have redacted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been redacting
you will have been redacting
he/she/it will have been redacting
we will have been redacting
you will have been redacting
they will have been redacting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would redact
you would redact
he/she/it would redact
we would redact
you would redact
they would redact
Conditional continuous
I would be redacting
you would be redacting
he/she/it would be redacting
we would be redacting
you would be redacting
they would be redacting
Conditional perfect
I would have redact
you would have redact
he/she/it would have redact
we would have redact
you would have redact
they would have redact
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been redacting
you would have been redacting
he/she/it would have been redacting
we would have been redacting
you would have been redacting
they would have been redacting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you redact
we let´s redact
you redact
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to redact
Past participle
redacted
Present Participle
redacting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REDACT


abstract
ˈæbstrækt
act
ækt
attract
əˈtrækt
autodidact
ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪdækt
backed
bækt
compact
kəmˈpækt
contact
ˈkɒntækt
contract
kənˈtrækt
cracked
krækt
didact
ˈdaɪdækt
exact
ɪɡˈzækt
extract
ɪkˈstrækt
fact
fækt
impact
ˈɪmpækt
intact
ɪnˈtækt
interact
ˌɪntərˈækt
packed
pækt
react
rɪˈækt
tracked
trækt
tract
trækt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REDACT

red-lead ore
red-legged partridge
red-letter day
red-light district
red-necked grebe
red-osier dogwood
red-pencil
red-pencilled
red-pencilling
red-top
redaction
redactional
redactor
redactorial
redamage
redan
redargue
redate
redback
redback spider

WORDS THAT END LIKE REDACT

artifact
as a matter of fact
before the fact
distract
enact
environmental impact
eye contact
gedact
get in on the act
high-impact
in the abstract
matter of fact
matter-of-fact
pact
question of fact
respiratory tract
subtract
tact
transact
urinary tract

Synonyms and antonyms of redact in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «redact» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REDACT

Find out the translation of redact to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of redact from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «redact» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

redactar
570 millions of speakers

English

redact
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संपादन करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ريداكت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

компоновать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

redigir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্পাদন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rédiger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Redact
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwärzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

編集する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편집하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Redact
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biên tập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழுங்கமைக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रीडॅक्ट करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yazıya dökmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

redigere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

redagować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

компонувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

redacta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συντάσσω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

saamstel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

REDIGERA
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

redact
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of redact

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REDACT»

The term «redact» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.621 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REDACT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «redact» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «redact» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about redact

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REDACT»

Discover the use of redact in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to redact and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Emergence of the Image: Redact Documents of Udham Singh
But the access to all soure material remains a ditlicult hurdle due to a number of circumstances. The political sensitivity remains a major check on the retrieving of documents. Udham Singh' s case was one such example.
Navtej Singh, Avtar Singh Jouhl, 2002
2
The Annotated Digest of the International Criminal Court: 2009
Rule 81(2): Redaction of documents – Leave to redact – Applicable criteria - Information related to further or ongoing investigations - Categories of information subject to redactions: place where the interviews were conducted and the names,  ...
Cyril Laucci, 2014
3
National Labor Relations Board, Case Handling Manual, Part ...
Redact the discriminatee's checking account number from checks and bank statements. Redact all information on the bank statements not directly related to expenses claimed or interim earnings. For jointly held checking accounts, redact all ...
‎2008
4
Redact This!: Artists Against Torture
Including the works of such artists as Fernando Botero, Jenny Holzer, Sandow Birk, Daniel Heyman, and many others, this volume makes the point that, facing a docile media and ineffectual leadership, artists are some of the few individuals ...
David Schwittek, 2011
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Adobe Acrobat 9 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart ...
Search. and. redact. As a great convenience, Acrobat searches for words and phrases in your document's text and redacts all instances of that text. The process is similar to searching for text, as discussed in Chapter 2. Acrobat can search out  ...
John Deubert, 2008
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Trends in Functional Programming
Let G be an ART and m a node in G. If redex(n) c^j mef(n) for all n £ branch' (m), then redact (m) ~/ mef(m). Proof. By induction on depth(m). When depth(m) = 0, we have (m, e) C G where e is a node or an atom. • If e is a node, then mr C G by  ...
Henrik Nilsson, 2007
7
Information Security Practice and Experience: 8th ...
This behaviour is not acceptable, though it may have its application, e.g. to redact hierarchies within a company. However, we argue that the places where this is allowed must be explicitly denoted by the signer to avoid the mentioned attack.
Mark D. Ryan, Ben Smyth, Guilin Wang, 2012
8
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former ...
Paragraph (A) of that Rules requires the Prosecution to make a [page 12] showing of “exceptional circumstances” before it will be permitted to redact identifying information from witness statements. The Trial Chamber believes that such a ...
André Klip, Göran Sluiter, 2005
9
New York Civil Practice Before Trial
§26:222 Redact Protected Information If you determine that only a portion of a requested document contains privileged or otherwise confidential information, produce the document in redacted form, unless doing so will compromise your claim ...
Michael H. Barr
10
Section 1983 Civil Rights Digest
§27:156 Redact Protected Information If you determine that only a portion of a requested document contains privileged or otherwise confidential information, produce the document in redacted form, unless doing so will compromise your claim ...
Scott Brister, William S. Palmieri, Dan S. Boyd, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REDACT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term redact is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Comments Sought on Plan to Redact Personal Data
The courts have been seeking to have lawyers and judges omit or redact personal identifying information such as Social Security numbers and birthdates to ... «New York Law Journal, Jul 15»
2
The Tallahassee PD didn't redact alleged victim's name in De'Andre …
Update (7:54 p.m.): Tallahassee police sent us a copy of the incident report and it says pretty much nothing. Citing the state law that allows agencies to redact ... «NBCSports.com, Jun 15»
3
Bergen County districts win open public records lawsuit filed by …
"The court finds these redactions are necessary to protect defendants' interest in maintaining the safety and integrity of the school community," Contillo wrote in ... «NorthJersey.com, Jun 15»
4
Why did the RCMP redact 18 seconds of the Zehaf-Bibeau video?
Although police working major cases typically keep certain details under wraps, the redaction triggered inevitable speculation. Did Zehaf-Bibeau say something ... «Macleans.ca, May 15»
5
First Look Publishes Open Source Code To Advance Privacy …
To begin with, First Look Code is the new home for document sanitization software PDF Redact Tools, and we've launched a brand new anti-gag order project ... «The Intercept - First Look Media, May 15»
6
State Dept. Makes Curious Redaction in Hillary Email
The redaction in the State Department version is labeled a "B5" Freedom of Information Act exception, which provides for a "deliberative privilege" in keeping the ... «The Weekly Standard, May 15»
7
State Dept. Will Redact Portions of Hillary Clinton's Emails…Here's …
Psaki said that using FOIA standards, State may redact parts of Clinton's emails ... “This will follow FOIA standards, so FOIA redaction criteria includes national ... «TheBlaze.com, Mar 15»
8
Jeb Bush emails: rush to redact 12000 people's social security details
Jeb Bush emails: rush to redact 12,000 people's social security details. Messages posted online from putative presidential candidate's time as Florida governor ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
9
EMA Defends Controversial Decision to Redact Some AbbVie Trial …
After months of anticipation, the European Medicines Agency has defended its decision to redact clinical trial data as part of a settlement reached last year with ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
10
Programmer says he 'cracked the code' to make auto-redact police …
Clemens code would take just seconds highlighting sensitive information like names, addresses and social security numbers and automatically redact them from ... «KIRO Seattle, Jan 15»

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