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 WebThat motion for dismissal was unsealed Tuesday, too, after Cannon ordered much of the record unsealed with redactions.—Robert Legare, CBS News, 21 May 2024 Despite the redactions, the video has provided some answers, but it’s also raised even more troubling questions: As the officer didn’t tell Roger to drop the weapon before shooting, was the officer trained to give verbal warnings?—Tom McLaughlin, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024 Under Delaware chancery law, it won’t be made public for another five days as both sides discuss potential redactions.—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024 The judge is also sitting on a nearly two-month-old request by Mr. Smith to permit redactions to be made to several of Mr. Trump’s own filings to protect the identities of witnesses who might testify for the government at trial.—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 3 Apr. 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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