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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
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Members of Congress are still seeking answers on the Justice Department's redactions in the files and the investigation overall.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
Extensive redactions and scattershot releases have not shed much light on the most heinous of Epstein’s crimes, and the files have not resulted in any arrests or legal consequences here in the United States.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Even with redactions, many who downplayed their past relationships with Epstein are now seeing the true nature of their communication with him come into public view.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Redaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redaction. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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