redact

verb

re·​dact ri-ˈdakt How to pronounce redact (audio)
redacted; redacting; redacts

transitive verb

1
: to put in writing : frame
2
: to select or adapt (as by obscuring or removing sensitive information) for publication or release
broadly : edit
3
: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release

Examples of redact in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In its tardy response, the Air Force redacted all images of alternate logo designs that didn’t make the cut, according to the magazine. Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024 In the emails, parts of which have been redacted, Musk argues that the company stood virtually no chance of building a successful generative AI platform by raising cash alone, and the company needed to find alternate sources of revenue to survive. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024 After producing extensive records relating to Huntsman’s case several weeks ago, in early February the county produced six pages of records relating to the case involving the justice deputy, Esther Lim, though officials redacted her name. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024 The supervisor, who is not named in the synopsis and whose name is redacted in Luna’s response, also violated city policy by reporting weekend shifts as call-back overtime, which applies only when an employee who has completed a regular shift is unexpectedly called back to work after leaving. Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024 The 273 pages of emails and documents, with names redacted, shed new light on a period that generated great stress inside the White House before Commander, then age 2, was removed from the mansion. Peter Baker, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024 The affidavits released to the public were redacted so some details, mostly names, have been blacked out. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024 The effect of can be undone by restarting the Target Device [redacted] make the Target Device vulnerable to re-infection. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024 Police redacted parts of the audio that describe a way the vehicle can be stolen. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of redact was in 1829

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Cite this Entry

“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redact. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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