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

Lemus gave officers a brief statement that is redacted in the arrest affidavit. —Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026

The names of the two HSI agents involved in the shooting and the names of the two men in the car were all redacted from the ICE report, but Reyes confirmed the dead driver was her son. —Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026

Initially, Wexner’s name was redacted from the recent release of DOJ files, and then later revealed by members of Congress. —Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026

Photos of Andrew with women One photo in the cache of millions of files shows a man who appears to be Andrew laying across the laps of several women, whose faces have been redacted, with Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell standing in the background. —Graham Kates, CBS News, 19 Feb. 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