: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release
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When asked about the medication, Woods’ response is mostly redacted in the audio and in the affidavit.—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026 Oh, come on, Alex, who among us hasn’t locked a [redacted] in a [redacted] in the middle of a [redacted]?—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026 The relationship between the children and Stebbins was redacted from the court document.—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 When the Justice Department began to release millions of files earlier this year, Bondi and other officials faced criticism for failing to redact some Epstein survivors' identities.—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for redact
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Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere