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 encounter occurred near a sensitive facility in the western United States, whose location remains redacted in the public document. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

On Tuesday, that court posted a document that laid out who asked for the report to be redacted in the first place. — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

The legal opinion posted online has the lawmaker’s name who asked for it, and presumably shared it with the Yes campaign, redacted. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

On Friday, the court ordered Campbell to detail which parts of his response should be redacted. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 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