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

While the companies attempt to redact personal data, it isn’t perfect.

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CBP turned them over but redacted the names of the officials involved and the dates of the entries.

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Wallace claimed it had "unlawfully failed to supply" all of his data, and had "wrongly redacted" information.

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Internal FDA files from 2010, cited in Brezis' review, contained entire sections redacted as "confidential," including estimates of how many people might have been affected.

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UC says it negotiated over government asks to provide employee data — first offering redacted files — before relenting.

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Related Words

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