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- Dictionaryredact/rɪˈdakt/
verb
- 1. edit (text) for publication: "a confidential memo which has been redacted from 25 pages to just one paragraph"
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REDACT definition: 1. to remove words or information from a text before it is printed or made available to the public…. Learn more.
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.
To redact is to arrange or edit text in a written document. Don't get too attached to every word in your rough draft; your teacher will expect you to redact it before handing in your final paper. Redact refers to any kind revising or editing that makes a document better, usually for publication.
to remove words or information from a text before it is printed or made available to the public: Officers' names are routinely redacted from any publicly released reports. Some parts of secret files are available to the public, but heavily redacted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Editing & compiling.
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. / rɪˈdækt /.
2 meanings: 1. to compose or draft (an edict, proclamation, etc) 2. to put (a literary work, etc) into appropriate form for.... Click for more definitions.
tr.v. re·dact·ed, re·dact·ing, re·dacts. 1. To draw up or frame (a proclamation, for example). 2. To make ready for publication; edit or revise. 3. To delete or remove (private or sensitive information) from a document in preparation for publication.
Definition of redact verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
rĭ-dăkt. To write out or draw up (a proclamation, edict, etc.); frame. To arrange in proper form for publication; edit. To delete or remove (private or sensitive information) from a document in preparation for publication.
Redacted definition: (of a document) with confidential or sensitive information removed or hidden. See examples of REDACTED used in a sentence.
