redact

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /rɪˈdækt/

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Verb

Plain form redact

Third-person singular redacts

Past tense redacted

Past participle redacted

Present participle redacting

1. (transitive) If you redact names or other information in a document, you black out or remove those parts.
   • Synonym: censor

   The military will redact details in the document before releasing it.

   The names and email addresses of the users were redacted from the public data.

2. (transitive) If you redact a literary text, you change or edit it to be ready for publication.

Related words

• redaction
• unredact