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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The prosecutor’s child, whose name is redacted in court filings, attended Kirk’s Sept. 10 talk on the university campus and texted with their father in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal

That and other arguments appeared in a redacted version of the memo that the Justice Department publicly released Tuesday afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are so many A-listers here, and by A-listers I mean people who are on a list that has been heavily redacted.

From BBC

Last year, the family raised concerns that significant portions of Sheffield United's submissions and the FA's final report had been redacted, preventing the family and their lawyers from accessing them.

From BBC

The name of the woman was redacted from the police report.

From Los Angeles Times

redact

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