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

Information about Epstein’s victims or ongoing federal investigations would be allowed to be redacted. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025

Pearl also shared a second image — a photo of the couple’s letter, partially redacted. —Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025

The White House and House Oversight Committee Republicans said that the victim, whose name was redacted in the emails, was Virginia Giuffre. —Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025

Given that many of Epstein’s correspondents are redacted and that threads start and stop randomly, many of the emails are perfect building blocks for constructing plausible but ultimately unprovable narratives. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 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