Meanings
plural redactions
- countableAn edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.
The government supplied only the redaction to the reporters; the original was kept secret.
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The content of this codex is a redaction of information from various earlier works. [≈ edited selection]
- countableThe change or changes made while editing.
- uncountableThe process of editing or censoring.
The Expense Claims made by Members of Parliament must be subject to redaction before publication under the Freedom of Information Act. [≈ censoring]
Synonyms & antonyms
nounputting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinredigō“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”
- New Latinredactiō“redaction”
- Frenchrédaction
- Englishredaction
From French rédaction or its etymon New Latin redactiō (“redaction”), from Latin redigō (“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”), from red- (“back”) + agō (“to put in motion, to drive”). By surface analysis, redact + -ion.
More words from French, New Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian редакция, редактиране
- редакция (redakcija)edited or censored version of a document
- редактиране (redaktirane)the process of editing or censoring
Chinese Mandarin 修訂版 /修订版, 校訂 /校订
- 修訂版 /修订版 (xiūdìngbǎn)edited or censored version of a document
- 校訂 /校订 (jiàodìng)the process of editing or censoring
Greek διατύπωση, λογοκρισία
- διατύπωση (diatýposi)edited or censored version of a document
- λογοκρισία (logokrisía)the process of editing or censoring
Irish eagrán, atheagrú
- eagránedited or censored version of a document
- atheagrúedited or censored version of a document
- cuir in eagarthe process of editing or censoring
Romanian redactare
- redactareedited or censored version of a document
Russian реда́кция, перерабо́тка
- реда́кция (redákcija)edited or censored version of a document
- перерабо́тка (pererabótka)edited or censored version of a document
- пересмо́тренное издание (peresmótrennoje izdanije)edited or censored version of a document
- редакти́рование (redaktírovanije)the process of editing or censoring
- цензури́рование (cenzurírovanije)the process of editing or censoring
Spanish testadura, tachadura
- testaduraedited or censored version of a document
- tachaduraedited or censored version of a document
- expurgaciónedited or censored version of a document
- expurgoedited or censored version of a document
- testadurathe change or changes made while editing
- tachadurathe change or changes made while editing
- expurgaciónthe change or changes made while editing
- expurgothe change or changes made while editing
- testadurathe process of editing or censoring
- tachadurathe process of editing or censoring
- expurgaciónthe process of editing or censoring
- expurgothe process of editing or censoring
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
redaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redaction
“redaction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redaction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redaction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redaction.
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