"unredact" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unredacts [present, singular, third-person], unredacting [participle, present], unredacted [participle, past], unredacted [past]
Etymology: un- + redact Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|redact}} un- + redact Head templates: {{en-verb}} unredact (third-person singular simple present unredacts, present participle unredacting, simple past and past participle unredacted)
  1. (transitive) To restore (redacted material). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unredact-en-verb-IoH4fko- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 50 50
  2. (transitive) To restore redacted material in (a document). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unredact-en-verb-ppKe4lAK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 50 50

Inflected forms

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