de-

Prefix

Meaning

A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to Latin dis-apart, away; or sometimes to de. Cf. Dis-. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform, destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare, desolate, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

off away in- un- ab- dis- apo- out- off- des-

Antonyms

em- re-

Examples

And by this very fact, do we not de- clare that we ourselves do not wish to deceive anybody, that we promise to always tell the truth, nothing but the truth, the whole truth? Source: Internet

He is survived by son Dale (Shari) of Burney, daughters Tina (Doug) DeCroo and Debbie De- Haven of Weiser, Idaho, as well as 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Source: Internet

Middle English (in the senses ‘step’, ‘tier’, ‘rank’, or ‘relative state’): from Old French, based on Latin de- ‘down’ + gradus ‘step or grade’. Source: Internet

The Cougars de- feated Palestine 7-3 and Normangee 17-3 but lost to Buffalo 12-7, Elkhart 16-0 and Thorndale 12-3. Source: Internet

De- spite the fact that he is arguably more successful, no Bolivian football player could lay claim to being the third best on the continent! Source: Internet

Lack of trust between the Tatmadaw and armed ethnic groups remains a key factor preventing NGOs from starting de-. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

De Witte's clawed frog De Wolden De Young de-access de-acousmatization de-adapt