redact

verb

re·​dact ri-ˈdakt 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Names and stations will be redacted during the initial review, allowing candidate evaluation solely on their qualifications, performance and merit. —Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026

The address of that residence was redacted. —Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026

Even the report on the major 2014 incident is heavily redacted. —Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office redacted the shooter’s precise movements through the school from a report that detailed his path and has consistently declined to make public the chronology of the attack, so Desmond’s exact route during the shooting remains unclear. —Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for redact

• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact