redact

verb

re·​dact ri-ˈdakt 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Additional information was heavily redacted. —Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025

Many details are redacted due to discussions of legal strategy. —Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025

Unless something drastic changes, the defense will continue resembling those of the Chad Morris era (those last three words might be redacted within Arkansas state lines). —Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025

Westman is not named in the documents, which were redacted in accordance with Minnesota state law. —Michael Dorgan , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for redact

• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact