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revise

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Noun (1 meaning)

1. someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication.

redact, redactor, reviser, rewriter, rewrite man

redact is a type of:

editor, editor in chief (noun) - a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication

types of redact:

abridger, abbreviator (noun) - one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work

redact is derivationally related to:

to edit, redact (verb) - prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
to revise (verb) - make revisions in
to rewrite (verb) - write differently
to rewrite (verb) - rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose

Verb (2 meanings)

1. formulate in a particular style or language.

to frame, redact, cast, put, couch

Examples:

“I wouldn't put it that way”,
“She cast her request in very polite language”

to redact is a way to:

to give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate (verb) - put into words or an expression

to redact is derivationally related to:

cast, mold, mould, stamp (noun) - the distinctive form in which a thing is made
frame (noun) - the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
redaction (noun) - the act of putting something in writing

2. prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting.

to edit, redact

Examples:

“Edit a book on lexical semantics”,
“she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages”

to redact is a way to:

to change, alter, modify (verb) - cause to change

ways to redact:

to black out (verb) - suppress by censorship as for political reasons
to blank out (verb) - cut out, as for political reasons
to bracket, bracket out (verb) - place into brackets
to copyread, subedit, copyedit (verb) - edit and correct (written or printed material)
to hack, cut up (verb) - significantly cut up a manuscript

to interpolate, alter, falsify (verb) - insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

to redact is derivationally related to:

editing, redaction (noun) - putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
editor, editor in chief (noun) - a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication
redact, redactor, reviser, rewriter, rewrite man (noun) - someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication