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

In the third photo, a black and white image shows Trump in the center of a photo with six women, who all appear to be adults and whose faces are also redacted. —James Hill, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025

In other photos, Trump can be seen with a woman whose face has been redacted; smiling among a group of women whose faces have also been redacted; and standing beside Epstein while speaking with a blond woman. —Connor Greene, Time, 12 Dec. 2025

Redactions of information Some information was redacted from the USDA-FSIS suspension letter. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 12 Dec. 2025

The judge implored the Justice Department to carefully follow the law's privacy provisions to ensure that victims' names and identifying information are redacted. —Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025

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