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
• redactor noun
• redactional adjective

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

Large parts of the note, however, are redacted.

From Salon

Entries from 40 people in the book, divided into several categories such as "friends", "business", "science" and "Brooklyn", were published, though the names under "family" and "girl friends" were redacted.

From BBC

The woman’s name and photo are redacted in the caption and the image.

From Los Angeles Times

He wrote that Epstein spent the next summer in London and came home with "a beautiful British babe," whose name is redacted, but could refer to Maxwell.

From BBC

He called on Rayner's replacement, the new Housing Secretary Steve Reed, to be provided with unredacted plans, as planning permission "cannot lawfully be granted on the basis of the redacted plans".

From BBC

Related Words

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