verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To restore (redacted material). transitive

   "Please unredact the names of the witnesses."

2. 2
   To restore redacted material in (a document). transitive

   "It will be necessary to unredact the list that contains the witnesses' names."

Example

More examples

"Please unredact the names of the witnesses."

Etymology

From un- + redact.

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