: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release
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The Federal Trade Commission is suing Pepsi for its special deals with a company whose name is redacted.—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025 Address information was redacted on the forms for board President Charles Randklev and trustees Heather Washington and Chelsea Kelly.—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025 Though the letter had the recipient’s name redacted, Libs of TikTok, a right-wing social media account that stokes outrage by sharing videos from LGBTQ+ people and others, shared it along with Rose’s video.—Romy Ellenbogen, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025 Details of the allegations were heavily redacted and concealed from public view.—Ella Lee, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for redact
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Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere
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