: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release
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The names of those who were injured are redacted in the affidavit.—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025 Makin's response was redacted upon a public records request.—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025 Four of the allegations that investigators sustained — meaning they were found to have occurred — were redacted in the report reviewed by The Post.—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 27 July 2025 The names of these friends are redacted in the reports.—Chris Spargo, People.com, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for redact
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Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere
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