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to redact

to redact

35 7.5
Change a text to make it clearer or remove private information
  • verb
  • /rɪˈdækt/
  • Formal
translation icon : redactar
  • The government decided to redact sensitive information from the report before its release.
  • redact sensitive information
  • redact names

I wonder why the White House would want to redact his remarks.

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Examples

  • Most of his files were redacted.

  • And we pulled some old tweets of yours and we have redacted some parts of the tweet.

  • I wonder why the White House would want to redact his remarks.

  • It's like someone redacted the whole story, so no one else could read it.

  • Well, the file looks like it's been redacted.

  • Half the data is redacted.

  • Records are all heavily redacted.

  • When they're asked for documents these days, emails and what have you, we get redacted documents.

  • In addition, the facilitator explained that names would be redacted from transcripts and that data would be reported anonymously.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Before publishing the document, the editor had to redact several personal details for privacy reasons.

Synonyms

to edit
vsto redact
337 1.5

To change text, video or audio to make it better

is focused on preparing text and removing sensitive content for publication
to blue-pencil
vsto redact
1 8.0

Remove parts of a text to hide sensitive information

is broader, covering general preparation and style changes beyond censorship
to blank out
vsto redact
  • Literature
1 6.4

To remove words or other information from a document to hide them

is more neutral and systematic, not only about hiding content for politics
to dele
vsto redact
  • Jargon
9.9

To mark text so it will be removed

is wider in purpose, including removing sensitive content and broader revision

How Thorough

to overhaul
35 4.6
to rewrite
112 2.8
to redact
  • Formal
35 7.5
to revise
179 3.4
edit
57 2.8
tweak
28 3.9

Surface Forms

redact infinitive
redacted past
redacted past participle
redacting present participle
redacts third person singular

Etymology

Redact comes from the Latin redigere, made of re- 'back' and the same root as act ('to do' or 'drive'), and it once meant 'to bring together' or 'put in order'. That's why to redact now means to edit and shape a text into its final form, or to remove parts that are sensitive.