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Here's a quiz for all you etymology buffs. Can you pick the words from the following list that come from the same Latin root?
A. redaction B. prodigal C. agent D. essay
E. navigate F. ambiguous
If you guessed all of them, you are right. Now, for bonus points, name the Latin root that they all have in common. If you knew that it is the verb agere, meaning to "to drive, lead, act, or do," you get an A+. Redaction is from the Latin verb redigere ("to bring back" or "to reduce"), which was formed by adding the prefix red- (meaning "back") to agere. Some other agere offspring include act, agenda, cogent, litigate, chasten, agile, and transact.
Examples of redaction in a Sentence
Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Many of the documents were without the redactions that had confounded historians for years and helped fuel conspiracy theories.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The sentencing came on the heels of the judge’s decision not to toss Menendez’s corruption conviction or grant a new trial, despite jurors having access to trial exhibits without proper redactions during their deliberations.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in a release acknowledged that files went out without redactions and contained the personal identification information of some living individuals.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Redaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redaction. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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