Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

redact

 

1) to prepare for publication; to edit; 2) to draw up (a statement, announcement, proclamation, etc.)

 

A careful comparison of her original manuscript with the redacted, published version convinced her to seek out a different publisher for her next novel.

 

Related English words: redaction, redactor

 

Latin root words: redigo, redigere, redegi, redactus - to drive back; to lead back, bring back; ago, agere, egi, actus - to do; drive

 

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