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• past participle of redact.
• past tense form of redact.

redacted

American  

[ri-dak-tid] / rɪˈdæk tɪd /

adjective

1. (of a document) with confidential or sensitive information removed or hidden.

   If a court decision contains protected information, it may not be released immediately due to the need to prepare a redacted version.

2. (of text, images, or information) removed, obscured, or hidden from view.

   Under this ruling, state agencies must provide an explanation for not disclosing redacted information.

3. edited or compiled, as from multiple sources.

   This text is believed to be a redacted and bowdlerized edition of the Babylonian Talmud.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of redact.

Other Word Forms

• unredacted
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of redacted

redact ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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redacted

Superagent Ari Emanuel’s new memoir, “Roll the Calls,” should have been titled “Rude, Crude and Lewd,” given all the redacted words I’ve noticed in excerpts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Gates said he resigned, alleged the Register had relied on fake records, and shared a partially redacted Justice Department letter with The Times purporting to show he had voluntarily left.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The briefs - many still heavily redacted - were created during both the Clinton and Bush administrations.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

A second draft of the letter, dated March 4, contained altered language providing that the voter information would be “transferred” to HSI, with one exception: Voters’ party affiliation would be redacted, if possible, it said.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

She'd seen it in the library book before it was redacted.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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• amended
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