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redactto remove or hide sensitive information from a document before publication

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to remove or hide sensitive information from a document before publication

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈdækt/

Korean meaning: 문서에서 민감한 정보를 삭제하거나 가리다, 편집하다

Korean pronunciation: 리**댁**트

Example Sentences

  • The spy novel was so heavily redacted that it looked like a zebra crossed with a crossword puzzle.
  • Before releasing the emails, the company had to redact all customer information.
  • The student tried to redact his embarrassing diary entries, but his mom had already read them.

redact

VERB

//rɪˈdækt//

to remove or hide sensitive information from a document before publication

redact concept
💡 Concept

to remove or hide sensitive information from a document before publication

redact rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Redact the contract, but they extract the fact

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈdækt/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈdækt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootact

Origin

라틴어 'redactus'에서 유래했으며, '다시 돌아가다, 되돌리다'라는 의미의 'redigere'의 과거분사형입니다. 원래는 '편집하다'는 넓은 의미였지만, 현대에는 주로 '민감한 정보를 삭제하다'는 의미로 사용됩니다.

🎵Rhyme

compactcontactcontractextract
compact
contact
contract
extract

🔗Collocations

redact information
heavily redacted document
redact sensitive data
redact classified material
redact personal details

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The spy novel was so heavily redacted that it looked like a zebra crossed with a crossword puzzle.

Before releasing the emails, the company had to redact all customer information.

😄 Fun example

The student tried to redact his embarrassing diary entries, but his mom had already read them.

The lawyer carefully redacted the witness's name from the court documents.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

censoreditdeleteremoveexpunge

Antonyms

revealexposedisclose

Related

classifycensorshipprivacyconfidentialblackout

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