From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redact
n 1: someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
[syn: {redact}, {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}, {redact}, {cast}, {put}, {couch}]
2: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting,
revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics";
"she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the
most personal passages" [syn: {edit}, {redact}]
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