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

The teen, whose name was redacted from court filings, texted her father and described the events surrounding the shooting. —CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026

Oklahoma makes such footage public but requires images of death to be redacted. —David Wickert, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026

But the department missed the December deadline laid out in the 2025 law for the total release of files and has faced criticism over the ways in which the files were redacted. —Justin Papp, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026

Police in Florida responded to at least seven other 911 calls made involving Pearce and an ex-girlfriend whose name was redacted from police reports from November until the day of Pearce’s arrest, ESPN reported. —David Goodhue march 12, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026

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