: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release
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The nature of the incidents was redacted from the warrant.—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025 The bulk of those 11,000-plus pages are heavily redacted, and Justice Department prosecutors have fought their release for years.—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025 At least one affidavit has been filed in the pending case against Gridley as of Thursday, though the statement was redacted in its entirety before appearing on the Kansas court record portal.—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025 One name was redacted, but the others were identified in the indictment as Anthony Farina, Mathew Galliher, Christopher Walrath, David Kinglsey and Michael Mashaw.—Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redact
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Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere
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