The prefix de- means "not".
I.E. Dematerialize - Not material (Disappear) or Defuse - Remove the triggering device from
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The prefix de- means away. Another word with this prefix is detach.
the prefix is de-
The prefix of "delay" is "de-." In linguistics, a prefix is an affix which is placed before the root of a word. In this case, "de-" indicates a reversal or removal of the action of the root word, "lay."
de isn't a prefix in this word. Dec is the root, meaning ten. e.g. decade - ten years, December - tenth month (originally), decimate - reduce by a tenth.
"de" is not a root word. It is a prefix meaning "to undo" To debunk a theory is to undo it, to prove it false.
The prefix de- means away. Another word with this prefix is detach.
descend
the prefix de- means to stopThe beginning of a base word like and prefix usually mean something like anti- means against. ExamplesUni-Un-
de is the prefix
The prefix is de-. This prefix means away from.
The prefix "de-" in the word "describe" means to do the action in a reverse manner, showing removal or reversal of the base word's action.
the prefix is de-
The prefix is de-. This prefix means down.
The prefix for depot is "de-".
de- is the prefix for defrost.
The prefix of "gain" is "de-".
The prefix for descend is "de-".