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 man had fallen to the floor from his wheelchair and stopped breathing, the daughter of another resident told inspectors in December 2025 — the date of the incident is redacted in AHCA’s report. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

The driver, whose name was redacted from the report, was arrested near the 1700 block of South Elm Street, the report says. — arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The investigator interviewed two men who were with Panettiere, though the report redacted the names of Brian and Zach Hickerson, the former her on-again-off-again boyfriend. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

Justice Clint Bolick, writing for the majority, said courts, not government agencies, must determine when public records can be legally withheld and redacted, and that a government agency that destroys a record can be held liable. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 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