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

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

The identities of the deputies, apart from Fatherley, are redacted in court documents. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025

Normally, the Commission redacts or refrains from publishing proprietary details. —Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025

The amounts are not publicly known because the toxicology report was redacted. —Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 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