hack vs redact

hack and redact both are nouns.

hack and redact both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hack	Yes	No	Yes	No
redact	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, redact is a hypernym of hack; that is, redact is a word with a broader meaning than hack:

hack: significantly cut up a manuscript
redact: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

Other hypernyms of hack include edit.

hack (noun)	redact (noun)
a horse kept for hire	someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
an old or over-worked horse
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
one who works hard at boring tasks
a mediocre and disdained writer
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

hack (verb)	redact (verb)
cough spasmodically	prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
significantly cut up a manuscript	formulate in a particular style or language
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
kick on the shins
kick on the arms
cut away
cut with a hacking tool
be able to manage or manage successfully

Difference between hack and redact

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