Synonyms

redact

American

[ri-dakt] / rɪˈdækt /

verb (used with object)

to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
to draw up or frame (a statement, proclamation, etc.).
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 British

/ rɪˈdækt /

verb

to compose or draft (an edict, proclamation, etc)
to put (a literary work, etc) into appropriate form for publication; edit

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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

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Last year, the family raised concerns that significant portions of Sheffield United's submissions and the FA's final report had been redacted, preventing the family and their lawyers from accessing them.

From BBC

The name of the woman was redacted from the police report.

From Los Angeles Times

That information was later redacted from the file before it was made public at the National Archives in Kew, west London.

From BBC

Such specifics were redacted in the version of the reports sent to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

If Bondi thought she could quiet the clamor for the Epstein files by releasing only a small percentage of heavily redacted documents, the move backfired.

From Salon

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