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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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 

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 22 Jan. 2025.

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