redact

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

Definition of redact

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

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For once in the dispute between Alphabet and Uber, nothing was redacted. Alison Griswold, Quartz, "“Silicon Valley is not the Wild West”: Anthony Levandowski faces criminal charges for stealing trade secrets," 28 Aug. 2019 Harmon's examination found KRS and TRS both fell well short of complying with this law, as a large majority of their investment manager contracts were not posted, and large amounts of those that were posted were heavily redacted. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, "What to know about state audit blasting Kentucky pension system's lack of transparency," 27 Aug. 2019 How much the government is paying Palantir for the software, which is used to track migrants at the border, was redacted. Levi Sumagaysay, The Mercury News, "Palantir’s controversial ICE contract renewed," 20 Aug. 2019 The woman, whose name is redacted from the report, told her supervisor about the incident and met with UFPD, but declined to press charges. Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "Dan Mullen defends program after another Gator linked to violence against women," 6 Aug. 2019 The Baltimore Sun this month obtained 40 pages of pamphlets and emails — more than half of which were completely redacted — that were submitted to the agency by at least three companies and one individual in response to the ad. Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com, "ICE published an ad looking for interest in building a Baltimore detention facility. Here’s who answered.," 1 Aug. 2019 Steven’s mother told authorities, according to a 911 call transcript from which her name was redacted. Frank Miles, Fox News, "Woman who married her birth father is laid to rest, along with their baby, after shocking murders," 22 Apr. 2018 In nearly all of the legal documents that involved him, his name was redacted. Wired, "How President Trump Scooped Me on a Google Story," 14 Aug. 2019 The name of the 27-year-old female Honda driver, a Denver resident, was redacted. Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, "Denver experiences its first reported fatal scooter crash," 12 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of redact

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for redact

Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere

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