redact

verb

re·​dact ri-ˈdakt How to pronounce redact (audio)
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

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For example, the government redacted the state where the death occurred in 22% of entries and the facility in 58% of cases. Gina Barton, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025 The group, which consists of current and former officers at the Seattle Police Department, initially sued the city of Seattle to prohibit Jan. 6 investigative records from being released without their names redacted. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025 Multiple analyses have found that many of the documents have already been released to the public in some form but were previously redacted. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025 Gauging where Judge Wilson could go in his decision, Hackman estate lawyer Sommer asked that if a preliminary injunction will not be granted, the material should be redacted before it is released. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redact

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of redact was in 1829

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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redact. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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