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

According to the court filing, the witness, whose name was redacted, is a physician who lives near where the shooting occurred. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026

The criminal compliant shows that several defendants were also charged, but their names are redacted after the magistrate declined to sign the arrest warrants over concerns about a lack of probable cause. —Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026

Be thoughtful about sensitive items Consider redacting highly sensitive data (like customer-specific pricing) when appropriate, and carefully manage access to the most confidential folders. —Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026

An affidavit in support of the criminal complaint, unsealed Friday, included the names of five other people, but they were redacted. —Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 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