Definition of "redact" in English

verb

1. (usually transitive) To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while leaving the remainder.

   • The military will redact the document before releasing it, blacking out sections that are classified.
   • The names and email addresses of the users were redacted from the public data.
   • By the time the Department of Defense is done redacting, there won't be much left to read.

2. (law) To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process.

3. To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.

4. (rare) To draw up or frame a decree, statement, etc.

5. (obsolete) To bring together in one unit; to combine or bring together into one.

6. (obsolete) To gather or organize works or ideas into a unified whole; to collect, order, or write in a written document or to put into a particular written form.

7. (obsolete, rare) To insert or assimilate into a written system or scheme.

8. (obsolete, rare) To bring an area of study within the comprehension capacity of a person.

9. (obsolete) To reduce to a particular condition or state, especially one that is undesirable.

10. (obsolete) To reduce something physical to a certain form, especially by destruction.