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

Many telephone numbers, names, and portions of the underlying communications remain redacted. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026

The name of the person who offered to pay them and gave them the instruction was redacted in the court filing. — Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Parts of the interview were redacted due to an order by the judge. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Key details of Monaco’s testimony were redacted from the public filing. — Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 9 July 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