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

The people’s names were redacted from the incident report, and NBC News was unable to reach them for comment Tuesday. — Henry J. Gomez, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

In December 2022, Congress passed a federal version, called the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act, that allows judges to redact personal information from government documents. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

The official, whose name was redacted in the document, previously served as unit chief for ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Tesla has also been criticized for asking the NHTSA to redact far more information from its crash reports than other AV companies, effectively hiding safety data from public view. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Sep. 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