redact

verb

re·dact ri-ˈdakt

redacted; redacting; redacts

Synonyms of redact next

transitive verb

: to put in writing : frame

: to select or adapt (as by obscuring or removing sensitive information) for publication or release

broadly : edit

: 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 her legal response to the filing, Kate Gallego disputed one, relatively short passage asserted by Ruben Gallego that is redacted. —

Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024 Reid Hoffman thinks [message redacted]. —Crypto returns to Stripe in the U.S. —

Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 While the report redacts the names of the SEALs, the details were confirmed by people who were briefed on the unredacted version and other publicly available accounts of events. —

Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024 The New York state lawsuit — which has been redacted to exclude information that TikTok claims is confidential — reports that depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation have reached record levels in the state and elsewhere. —

Naomi Lachance, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for redact

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