redact
Americanverb
-
to compose or draft (an edict, proclamation, etc)
-
to put (a literary work, etc) into appropriate form for publication; edit
Other Word Forms
- redaction noun
- redactional adjective
- redactor noun
Etymology
Origin of redact
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
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Griffin also confirmed that the large bundle of documents released last month had been temporarily removed from the government website "to redact some additional information".
From BBC
Ritter filed a highly redacted Superior Court lawsuit in September seeking to set aside the 2024 settlement, claiming it reflected an “extreme inequality of bargaining power” while the arbitration clause was “unconscionable.”
From Los Angeles Times
Some members from the Gang of Eight — the bipartisan leadership of congressional intelligence committees — read a version of the whistleblower complaint, but it was apparently redacted.
From Salon
It shows the former US president lounging in a hot tub with someone else, whose face is redacted.
From BBC
Some files were redacted, and officials have acknowledged that other files were not released at all.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
