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

Prosecutors played another video featuring partially redacted excerpts from law enforcement investigators’ interview with Lance Twiggs, Robinson’s former romantic partner and roommate. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

The official, whose name was redacted by the agency, asked Bovino to acknowledge receipt of the document and answer questions. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

By law, Indiana law enforcement may redact sensitive information from body camera footage, such as images of crime victims, extreme violence and dead bodies. — Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026

Flock would begin redacting those details so that agencies could see only the identities of their own officers. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 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