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

According to a 911 call obtained by CNN in response to a request for recordings related to Busch’s medical emergency, a caller – whose name is redacted in the recording – asks for an ambulance to come to a training facility in Concord, North Carolina. —Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 May 2026

The names of the senders and recipients of the emails were redacted. —Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026

The rest of the sentence has been redacted. —Callum Sutherland, Time, 21 May 2026

The internal affairs report given to the Herald was heavily redacted, with several full pages and other passages withheld. —Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 20 May 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