Redact
(verb)
- To edit or revise (a document) by removing or modifying sensitive, confidential, or classified information.
- To prepare (a document) for publication or release by making changes or revisions.
Origin:
From latin redact- "drawn up," from the verb redigere, from re- "again" + agere "to do".
Examples:
- The document was heavily redacted before it was released to the public.
- The government officials were tasked with redacting the classified information from the report.
- The lawyer had to redact the personal information from the document before filing it.
- The journalist was asked to redact the names of the sources from the article.
- The company redact the financial data before sending the report to the investors.