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
Recent Examples on the WebAfter 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 Just two days later, the Bush administration released the top-secret memo with minimal redactions to show that the document contained no specific warning of, or any actionable information about, a near-term attack.—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 Additional details about the case were not available due to various redactions in court records.—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024 Blumenthal and Johnson requested additional documents without redactions.—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for redaction
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Word History
Etymology
French rédaction, from Late Latin redaction-, redactio act of reducing, compressing, from Latin redigere to bring back, reduce, from re-, red- re- + agere to lead — more at agent
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