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