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redact

verb

re·​dact ri-ˈdakt How to pronounce redact (audio)
redacted; redacting; redacts
Synonyms of redactnext

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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Its calendar might as well be redacted. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025 There were also suspicions when planning documents submitted to London’s Tower Hamlets council were redacted for security reasons. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025 One photo shows partially redacted handwriting on a blackboard in an office. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025 Some words on the chalkboard were redacted before their release. Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Dec. 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 8 Dec. 2025.

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