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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
James Hill, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
Any redactions must be disclosed to Congress, along with the attorney general's legal justifications for withholding the information.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Oregon State followed suit in August, with Blueprint later telling Sportico that its deal with OSU, which the school provided without redactions, had a similar structure to Maryland’s.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The bill also includes exceptions allowing redactions or withholding of evidence that could identify victims or interfere in an investigation, meaning much of the government's material on Epstein could remain under seal indefinitely.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Redaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redaction. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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