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redact

verb

re·​dact ri-ˈdakt How to pronounce redact (audio)
redacted; redacting; redacts
Synonyms of redactnext

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

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The filing also requests that future filings referencing the minor be submitted under seal and that sensitive information be redacted from public records. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 The name of the victim was redacted from court documents. Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025 As recently as 2024, his Freedom of Information battle forced the release of thousands of additional BBC emails, though many remain heavily redacted. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025 The judge’s order is partially redacted, but Halligan appears to have misled the grand jurors about Comey’s constitutional right not to testify. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redact

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of redact was in 1829

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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redact. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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