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

According to the arrest affidavit, which was viewed by The Times, the incident took place in the afternoon of April 28 after Furcal and his accuser — a man whose name was redacted from the affidavit — nearly collided while driving their pickup trucks outside the grocery store. —Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025

Burnette said another person whose name was redacted from the documents was standing to the right of the dumpster and fired a .223 caliber rifle at Sweet. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025

Yanez Quintana and three others, whose names are redacted, were summoned to give official statements in March. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025

The Smartmatic filing in particular was heavily redacted, as both sides had entered into an agreement to keep specific discovery findings confidential. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 May 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