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 stepfather’s name was redacted from the police documents, and CNN was unable to contact him for additional information. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Also this week, the county coroner’s office released partially redacted reports confirming that all nine of the people died from asphyxiation after being buried under the snow. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

However, the addresses were redacted so USA TODAY could not immediately confirm the addresses the records listed. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

The four letters were sent on separate days in July along with subpoenas for four different inmates, whose names were redacted as part of typical privacy redactions under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 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