Meaning

noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

verb formulate in a particular style or language

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

originFrom Old French redacter, from Latin redactus, perfect passive participle of redigō (“drive, lead, collect, reduce”), from re- (“back”) + agō (“put in motion, drive”). Piecewise doublet of react.

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