redact

verb

re·​dact ri-ˈdakt 

redacted; redacting; redacts

transitive verb

1

: to put in writing : frame

2

: to select or adapt (as by obscuring or removing sensitive information) for publication or release

broadly : edit

3

: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release

Examples of redact in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tim Grimsrud, a LivaNova attorney, said they were offered a copy of the settlement agreement, but with the numbers redacted. —Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026

The name of the individual who received the letter was redacted. —Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026

One 2024 contract obtained by Atlatszo, however, states that the visiting fellow in question — whose name was redacted — was being paid $4,500 a month to land articles in an array of right-wing English-language media outlets. —Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026

The Justice Department failed to redact some of the names and personal details of survivors of Epstein's abuse, sparking outrage. —Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for redact

• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact