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unredact en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + redact.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To restore (redacted material).
   • According to administration sources familiar with the discussions, there is internal debate about the best way forward, including whether the Justice Department should submit to calls, such as from far-right Trump ally Laura Loomer, to appoint a special counsel on the Epstein kerfuffle, whether the government should un-redact certain portions of already public documents, or whether the administration should do something else entirely. 2025 July 16, Ryan Bort and Asawin Suebsaeng, “Trump calls Epstein conspiracy a ‘hoax’ and turns on Maga ‘weaklings’”, in Rolling Stone:
   • Please unredact the names of the witnesses.
2. (transitive) To restore redacted material in (a document).
   • It will be necessary to unredact the list that contains the witnesses' names.

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