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 women’s names, other people’s names and several details were redacted in copies of the complaints reviewed by the Union-Tribune. —Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025

Their specific actions are redacted in the warrant. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025

The woman, whose name was redacted from a criminal complaint filed Saturday, reportedly visited Foronda’s home on 35th Street in Queens between 1 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. on March 28 to have butt lift implants removed. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025

The settlement amount remains confidential with details redacted in court filings. —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 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