definition of
redact

[1] #1 redact n. [redactor, reviser, rewriter, rewrite man] someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication. wn

[2] #2 redact v. [frame, cast, put, couch] formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language". wn

[3] #3 redact v. [edit] 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". wn