redact
Origin of redact
1Other words from redact
- re·dac·tion, noun
- re·dac·tor, noun
Words that may be confused with redact
- redact , revise
Words Nearby redact
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How to use redact in a sentence
In the recording provided to The Washington Post, some information, such as the caller’s phone number and name, is redacted.
911 call released in FBI Metro shooting details possible attack on agent before encounter | Dan Morse | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostA document from the training with handwritten notes – which have been redacted to protect the official’s identity – give the broad strokes of a process to permanently delete emails.
Official: San Diego Unified Trained Employees to Delete Emails From Public Record | Will Huntsberry and Jesse Marx | January 25, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe agencies rarely redacted the names of the suspects on whom they used force, including juveniles and mentally ill people in the thick of a crisis.
How Cops Who Use Force and Even Kill Can Hide Their Names From the Public | by Kenny Jacoby, USA Today and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica | October 29, 2020 | ProPublicaWashington State cleared Leach after conducting an investigation, and Wilson later redacted his statement.
Mississippi State’s players are fleeing. Mike Leach doesn’t seem to mind. | Matt Bonesteel | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostSo far, the agency has released about 500 pages of heavily redacted emails, a fifth of the total in its possession, it says.
Drone Test Flight Moved Out of San Diego Following Safety Concerns | Jesse Marx | October 26, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
The Times ended up publishing some documents that did not redact the names of active intelligence officers.
Nesselrode and he redact a proclamation, and entrust the printing of it to Michaud.
Talleyrand | Joseph McCabe
British Dictionary definitions for redact
/ (rɪˈdækt) /
to compose or draft (an edict, proclamation, etc)
to put (a literary work, etc) into appropriate form for publication; edit
Origin of redact
1Derived forms of redact
- redaction, noun
- redactional, adjective
- redactor, noun
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