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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
Perry Stein The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Law enforcement agencies eventually provided official images from inside the crime scene, which included the victims’ bodies behind redactions, in response to formal requests made under the Idaho Public Records Act.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026
Oversight Democrats have argued that DOJ did not properly carry out a redaction process when releasing files related to its Epstein probe.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2026
The 45-year-old singer had initially sued to block the release of the footage but later agreed to the redactions as part of a settlement.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Redaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redaction. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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