redact
To remove or obscure sensitive information before sharing
Examples
In a meeting
“Please redact all personal information before circulating this document.”
Over coffee
“They redacted the names in the email before posting it online.”
Why this word
edit
redact specifically means removing or obscuring sensitive information for security/privacy, while edit is general for any revision
censor
redact is technical/legal removal of classified or private information, while censor implies suppressing content for moral or political reasons
remove
redact means officially obscuring sensitive text while keeping the document otherwise intact, while remove is general deletion
Usage tip
Use specifically for removing confidential or sensitive information from documents, not general editing
Etymology
Latin: redactus (brought back), from re- (back) + agere (to drive)
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