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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
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
Patel says the file release is taking so long because of the many redactions related to the victims.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2025
Between the lines: The approximately 80,000 pages being released were previously classified and are being published without redactions, Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, said in a statement.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
Jayaram ordered that records be unsealed with appropriate redactions to protect sensitive and identifiable information.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Redaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redaction. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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