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

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Massie has also criticized the DOJ, which he says “has failed to properly redact victims’ information while simultaneously succeeding in avoiding the disclosure of incriminated individuals,” in a statement to Salon.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

What they’ve done is all these haphazard redactions, redacting a bunch of things they’re not supposed to redact.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

The department has made clear that it isn’t using privacy considerations to redact the names of politicians or politically exposed persons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

"Abridge, redact," he exclaims towards the end, but there was no abridgment and no redaction.

From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)