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 city, meanwhile, took two months to comply with a public records request from the Herald and, then, in an unusual move, initially released a version of Carr’s October report with passages redacted that the city attorney’s office acknowledged describe finds of human remains. Andres Viglucci july 4, Miami Herald, 4 July 2025 Queen’s original indictment redacted many key details about these events, including the identities of Woolman and Stovall, but subsequent reporting by The Tennessean led to additional Southwestern seminary public disclosures. Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 The name of the person who filed the complaint is redacted, because of a state law that conceals the names of crime victims. Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 They may be redacted due to legal or national security concerns. David Folkenflik, NPR, 2 July 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 11 Jul. 2025.

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