Redacting meaning : To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while releasing the remainder. 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. To draw up or frame a decree, statement, etc. To bring together in one unit; to combine or bring together into one. 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. To insert or assimilate into a written system or scheme. To bring an area of study within the comprehension capacity of a person. To reduce to a particular condition or state, especially one that is undesirable. To reduce something physical to a certain form, especially by destruction.