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REDACT Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word redact. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word redact. (close relations)
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edit
verb, nounv, n
verb

• prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

• supervise the publication of

• cut and assemble the components of

• cut or eliminate

alter
verbv
verb

• cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

• become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

• make an alteration to

• insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

• remove the ovaries of

amend
verbv
verb

• make amendments to

• to make better

• set straight or right

censor
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who censures or condemns

• a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

verb

• forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

• subject to political, religious, or moral censorship

expurgate
verbv
verb

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

modify
verbv
verb

• make less severe or harsh or extreme

• add a modifier to a constituent

• cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

redraft
verbv
noun

• a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again

revise
verbv
noun

• the act of rewriting something

verb

• make revisions in

• revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving

reword
verbv
verb

• express the same message in different words

suppress
verbv
verb

• bring under control by force or authority

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• put out of one's consciousness

• lessen to the point of stopping

cast
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the actors in a play

• container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

• the distinctive form in which a thing is made

• the visual appearance of something or someone

• bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal

• object formed by a mold

• the act of throwing dice

• the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

• a violent throw

verb

• put or send forth

• deposit

• select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet

• throw forcefully

• assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold

• to remove

• choose at random

• formulate in a particular style or language

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

couch
nounn
noun

• an upholstered seat for more than one person

• a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

• a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment

verb

• formulate in a particular style or language

frame
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

• a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film

• alternative names for the body of a human being

• (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

• a single drawing in a comic strip

• an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently

• a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

• the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

• the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

• a structure supporting or containing something

• a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror

• one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided

verb

• enclose in or as if in a frame

• enclose in a frame, as of a picture

• take or catch as if in a snare or trap

• formulate in a particular style or language

• make up plans or basic details for

• construct by fitting or uniting parts together

put
verbv
noun

• the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

verb

• put into a certain place or abstract location

• cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation

• formulate in a particular style or language

• attribute or give

• make an investment

• estimate

• cause (someone) to undergo something

• adapt

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

redactor
nounn
noun

• someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

reviser
nounn
noun

• someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

rewriter
nounn
noun

• someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

rewrite man
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

Best Hypernyms For REDACT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for redact, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
alter articulate change editor formulate modify phrase word
Phrases (2)
editor in chiefgive voice

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