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redact
To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while releasing the remainder.
(law) To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process.
To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit. [from 19th c.]
(rare) To draw up or frame a decree, statement, etc. [from 19th c.]
(obsolete) To bring together in one unit; to combine or bring together into one. [15th-16th c.]
(obsolete) To gather or organize works or ideas into a unified whole; to collect, order, or write in a written document or to put into a particular written form. [15th-17th c.]
(obsolete, rare) To insert or assimilate into a written system or scheme. [16th c.]
(obsolete, rare) To bring an area of study within the comprehension capacity of a person. [17th c.]
(obsolete) To reduce to a particular condition or state, especially one that is undesirable. [16th-18th c.]
(obsolete) To reduce something physical to a certain form, especially by destruction. [16th-17th c.]
