redact

verb

re·​dact ri-ˈdakt How to pronounce redact (audio)
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

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The part supposedly no longer redacted is a fabrication. Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 The letter released by the MWD was partially redacted. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 According to Fraga, the IT report was completed last year, and the city is currently redacting it for security reasons. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025 Some identifiable information was redacted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act laws. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for redact 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of redact was in 1829

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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redact. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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