redact

[ri-dakt] / rɪˈdækt /

VERB

bowdlerize

Synonyms

STRONG

edit expurgate

VERB

edit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adapt alter analyze annotate arrange assemble censor choose compile compose delete prepare publish rearrange revise select

STRONG

amplify assign blue pencil butcher check condense correct cut discard doctor draft emend excise feature fine-tune finish massage polish prescribe proofread rectify regulate rehash rephrase report scrub style tighten trim

WEAK

boil down fly speck go over make up put together recalibrate set up strike out write over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disarrange disorder disorganize disperse disturb scatter separate

STRONG

indulge keep ruin spoil worsen

VERB

emend

Synonyms

STRONG

alter amend better edit improve polish rectify retouch revise right

WEAK

emendate touch up

Antonyms

STRONG

damage harm injure ruin worsen

WEAK

make mistake

Example Sentences

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While your mother’s bank may decide to redact certain sensitive transaction details, it cannot refuse to disclose all accounting.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Meanwhile, Claude, which I’ve been using more recently, listed details so specific I’d have to redact them here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

According to a report by the Washington Post, Patel has directed agents in the bureau’s San Francisco office to redact the case files for public release.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Several criticised what they said was a failure to redact the names of victims as was required by law.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

"The Rédacteur vill not redact long, hein?" he said presently.

From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Zangwill, Israel

redact

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