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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
Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 26 June 2024
In one, a document with redactions sits in a box on top of an edition of The Washington Post with a front-page story describing Trump’s difficult relationship with the FBI.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
O’Hara has a copy of that critical report, but it is filled with redactions.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2024
After ordering the latest batch of names to be released without redactions on Dec. 18, Judge Loretta Preska noted most were already out there, through court cases or media reports.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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“Redaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redaction. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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