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单词 redact
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Definition of redact in English:

redact

verb rɪˈdaktrəˈdækt
[with object]
  • 1Edit (text) for publication.

    a confidential memo which has been redacted from 25 pages to just one paragraph
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In essence, I begin the editing process - redacting the data, picking useful bits - while taking handwritten notes.
    • Of these twenty-seven pages, all but one and a half have been redacted.
    • I hope that it's not redacted and that we actually get to see all of the information the commission is collecting right now.
    • I have to redact documents on a regular basis.
    • Some of the conclusions in the report have been redacted.
    Synonyms
    correct, rectify, repair, fix
    1. 1.1 Censor or obscure (part of a text) for legal or security purposes.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The name of that lawyer is redacted throughout the report.
      • It became apparent to the reporters that the redacted portions were self-referencing phrases.
      • But the redacted parts in the computer file could be seen by copying them and pasting the material in a word processing program.
      • Now, a lot of the report has been redacted.
      • We'll have to wait and see just what is redacted.
      • The Commissioner accepted some details of the minutes would have to be redacted to preserve national security.
      • Now, the victim's name in the report was redacted.
      • The reports contain a few deletions, and one interview, from May 1, 2004, was redacted in its entirety.
      • ABC has some news on what was inside those blocks of redacted text in the CIA Inspector General report.
      • You have redacted parts of the data.
      • The following is a list of the types of information we routinely redact from funded grant applications.
      • Large sections of the Roberts files that have been made public have been heavily redacted with black ink.
      • Credit card and phone numbers would be redacted; detailed telephone records would not be provided.
      • The two officials said the administration plans to propose redacting parts of the memos.
      • Redmond, of the administrative office of the courts, said the courts comb through the documents "on a regular basis" and tell lawyers to redact confidential information.
      • The government delayed publication of Cory's reports until March this year and redacted the most sensitive sections.
      • The court could release select portions of its orders, while redacting specific facts, including the names of individuals and organizations who are surveillance targets.
      • Of these twenty-seven pages, all but one and a half have been redacted.
      • Specific figures were redacted from the report.
      • You know, the White House has gotten the ability to look at the report and redact certain items.

Derivatives

  • redactor

  • noun
    • The problem is not that he has abridged the Bible - the very creation of Scripture required the editorial judgment of its redactors - but that he has attenuated it.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The final redactors of the text clearly did not consider it their business to edit such things out - or even to correct what appear to be outright grammatical errors.
      • An important question to ask in closing will be whether our redactor is merely an editor or also plays the role of author through his redactional activity.
      • No doubt many redactors took a hand in shaping this chapter from stories in the oral tradition.
      • The redactor openly indicates, not only that we are given two visions, but also that they are very different from one another.

Origin

Mid 19th century: back-formation from redaction.

Rhymes

abreact, abstract, act, attract, bract, compact, contract, counteract, diffract, enact, exact, extract, fact, humpbacked, impact, interact, matter-of-fact, pact, protract, refract, retroact, subcontract, subtract, tact, tract, transact, unbacked, underact, untracked
 
 

Definition of redact in US English:

redact

verbrəˈdæktrəˈdakt
[with object]
  • 1Edit (text) for publication.

    a confidential memo which has been redacted from 25 pages to just one paragraph
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I have to redact documents on a regular basis.
    • In essence, I begin the editing process - redacting the data, picking useful bits - while taking handwritten notes.
    • Some of the conclusions in the report have been redacted.
    • I hope that it's not redacted and that we actually get to see all of the information the commission is collecting right now.
    • Of these twenty-seven pages, all but one and a half have been redacted.
    Synonyms
    correct, rectify, repair, fix
    1. 1.1 Censor or obscure (part of a text) for legal or security purposes.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The following is a list of the types of information we routinely redact from funded grant applications.
      • The court could release select portions of its orders, while redacting specific facts, including the names of individuals and organizations who are surveillance targets.
      • You know, the White House has gotten the ability to look at the report and redact certain items.
      • Of these twenty-seven pages, all but one and a half have been redacted.
      • Credit card and phone numbers would be redacted; detailed telephone records would not be provided.
      • We'll have to wait and see just what is redacted.
      • The name of that lawyer is redacted throughout the report.
      • Now, a lot of the report has been redacted.
      • But the redacted parts in the computer file could be seen by copying them and pasting the material in a word processing program.
      • Now, the victim's name in the report was redacted.
      • Specific figures were redacted from the report.
      • The two officials said the administration plans to propose redacting parts of the memos.
      • ABC has some news on what was inside those blocks of redacted text in the CIA Inspector General report.
      • Redmond, of the administrative office of the courts, said the courts comb through the documents "on a regular basis" and tell lawyers to redact confidential information.
      • The government delayed publication of Cory's reports until March this year and redacted the most sensitive sections.
      • It became apparent to the reporters that the redacted portions were self-referencing phrases.
      • You have redacted parts of the data.
      • Large sections of the Roberts files that have been made public have been heavily redacted with black ink.
      • The reports contain a few deletions, and one interview, from May 1, 2004, was redacted in its entirety.
      • The Commissioner accepted some details of the minutes would have to be redacted to preserve national security.

Origin

Mid 19th century: back-formation from redaction.

 
 
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