Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Redact /(r?*d?kt")/ · Re·dact · IPA /ɹɪˈdækt/ 01 v. t. To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit. 1. To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.