: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release
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The value of that contract was redacted.—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025 However, after Edward's lease was renewed that year, key details were redacted on the Land Registry, so it's no longer known if the royal has continued to pay market rent through the years.—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 The name of the officer who shot Kerr is redacted from the investigative reports.—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025 Following is a list of Affinity Groups, including contact information [redacted by THR].—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redact
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Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere
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