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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Many of the technologies used by the NYPD are well known, with various details revealed in recent years in a variety of ways, including in reports by the city Department of Investigation, during criminal trials and in documents, though heavily redacted, from the City Comptroller’s Office. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025 Oddly, all entries for Tesla have their narrative redacted due to possibly containing confidential material, a courtesy that was extended to no other automaker bar some (but not all) reports from BMW. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025 The name of the nonprofit was redacted in the court filing. Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025 The prosecution and defense have 14 days to identify the parts that should be redacted from the public. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 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 17 Feb. 2025.

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