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

But many details of the police report are redacted, including a list of Panettiere’s medications. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Details of conversations between Bryan and the Hickersons have been redacted. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

That statement is redacted from the copy of the affidavit provided to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

The filing also points to what was redacted — and what wasn’t. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 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