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

In the petition, St. Clair said New York is the home state of the child, who goes by R.S.C. The author, 26, alleges in the petition that Musk is the father of the boy, who was born in September 2024 (the exact date has been redacted in the filing). —Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025

Same with the alleged incident between Slate and Heath, which hasn’t been reported on yet and has only been referenced in court documents, but with Slate’s name redacted. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025

The plaintiffs, named in the lawsuit using pseudonyms with their locations redacted, are currently housed in women's facilities but are slated to be transferred. —Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025

In November, prosecutors revealed that nine exhibits provided to jurors on a laptop during their deliberations displayed material that should have been redacted. —Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 22 Jan. 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