The prefix de- means "not".
I.E. Dematerialize - Not material (Disappear) or Defuse - Remove the triggering device from
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Generally de means 'of' in French.
Can mean remove...as in delouse (remove lice), degauss (remove magnetism), decontaminate (remove contamination) etc.
In English, the prefix de means negation; to detoxify is to make non-toxic. But in French it means of.
The Definitions For the Prefix "De-" Are: off; Away; Down; Down From
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De - A prefix meaning, "reversal", "removal", or "reduction".
The beginning of a base word like and prefix usually mean something like anti- means against.
Examples
Uni-
Un-
Originally from the French, it means "of".
To pull away
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The prefix de- means away. Another word with this prefix is detach.
the prefix is de-
wat is the prefix for delay?
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-
The prefix of "destabilize" is "de-".
The prefix is de-. This prefix means away from.
the prefix is de-
The prefix is de-. This prefix means down.
wat is the prefix for delay?
de- is the prefix for defrost.
The prefix for depot is "de-".
The prefix for descend is "de-".
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.