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

Lee reportedly told the operator what happened, but the details were redacted in the call report due to the pending investigation. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025

The second letter urged Berman to let victims’ attorneys review what the Department of Justice wants to redact from the grand jury transcripts the DOJ is trying to unseal and slammed the government for recently meeting with Maxwell behind bars to get more information. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025

As reported by Bloomberg, this has included an FBI team redacting Trump’s name from documents in the Epstein files. —The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2025

The identities of the other witnesses were redacted. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 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