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

Some of the audio has been redacted, Cross said in his statement Monday afternoon, and faces have been blurred to protect involved individuals’ privacy, officials said. —Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025

Many of the legal documents filed in the case have been heavily redacted or filed under seal. —Maddy Lauria, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025

Courtney Cooks, 35, was arrested by Little Rock police, but the address of the arrest was redacted from the report. —arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025

But some of the documents are still at least partially redacted, despite Trump saying that the release wouldn’t include redactions. —Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Mar. 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