: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release
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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
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Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere
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