redact

[ri-dakt]

verb (used with object)

1. to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.

2. to draw up or frame (a statement, proclamation, etc.).

3. to edit (text) so as to remove or hide confidential or sensitive information.

   His account number has been redacted from the top of the statement.

redact

/ rɪˈdækt /

verb

1. to compose or draft (an edict, proclamation, etc)

2. to put (a literary work, etc) into appropriate form for publication; edit

Other Word Forms

• redaction noun
• redactional adjective
• redactor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of redact¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin redāctus (past participle of redigere “to lead back”), equivalent to red- red- + āctus, past participle of agere “to drive, move, lead”; act

Word History and Origins

Origin of redact¹

C15: from Latin redigere to bring back, from red- _re- + agere to drive

Example Sentences

But Wallace's lawyer claimed that it had "unlawfully failed to supply all of the claimant's personal data" and had "wrongly redacted" information.

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In one instance, the state redacted the name and address of a person with numerous shipments of puppies from Ohio.

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Much of the text of the government audit was redacted on security grounds, so it isn’t clear exactly what it concluded.

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Perez said she expects the new law will allow the Civilian Oversight Commission to review previously off-limits records about the deputies who beat her son and redacted portions of other documents.

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Large parts of the note, however, are redacted.

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Related Words

• adapt 
• alter 
• analyze 
• annotate 
• arrange 
• assemble 
• censor 
• choose 
• compile 
• compose 
• delete 
• prepare 
• publish 
• rearrange 
• revise 
• select