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

Derived Forms

• reˈdaction, noun
• reˈdactional, adjective
• reˈdactor, noun

Other Words From

• re·dac·tion noun
• re·dac·tor 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

In the recording provided to The Washington Post, some information, such as the caller’s phone number and name, is redacted.

From Washington Post

A 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.

From Voice of San Diego

The 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.

From ProPublica

Washington State cleared Leach after conducting an investigation, and Wilson later redacted his statement.

From Washington Post

So far, the agency has released about 500 pages of heavily redacted emails, a fifth of the total in its possession, it says.

From Voice of San Diego

The Times ended up publishing some documents that did not redact the names of active intelligence officers.

From The Daily Beast

Nesselrode and he redact a proclamation, and entrust the printing of it to Michaud.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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