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 details are redacted, apart from a reference to violating an instruction from the judge. Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024 None of the details of the misconduct allegations have been made public, as Trump’s lawyers released the letters Tuesday at the court’s request with details of the claims redacted. Alison Durkee, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 The same civil lawsuit was originally filed in New York City on Oct. 20, with the names of two celebrities redacted and only listed Combs as a defendant. Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024 Attorneys handling subpoenas for the state redacted the doctor’s name and address, but sources told The Connecticut Mirror that the person named in the subpoena is Helen Zervas, the owner of Family Eye Care. Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 7 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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