The prefix de- means away. Another word with this prefix is detach.
Descend,decrease,debris. Hope this helps :)Love,Madelynn Wildes
"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.
It would be "de" as in "devalue."
The root "-scend" comes from the Latin scandere, which means to climb. So one could extrapolate that "ascend" means "to climb up" and "descend" means "to climb down."
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.
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the prefix de- means to stopThe beginning of a base word like and prefix usually mean something like anti- means against. ExamplesUni-Un-
Descend,decrease,debris. Hope this helps :)Love,Madelynn Wildes
"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.
It would be "de" as in "devalue."
The prefix "de-" typically means to reverse or remove. In the case of the word "detention," the prefix "de-" is paired with the root word "tention," which comes from the Latin word "teneo" meaning to hold or keep. So, "detention" refers to being held back or confined.
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 "de-" can be added to the word "grease" to create the word "degrease."
The root "-scend" comes from the Latin scandere, which means to climb. So one could extrapolate that "ascend" means "to climb up" and "descend" means "to climb down."
The prefix of diluvian is "de". This is the root of a word.
The prefix word with de- that means to let air out of something is "deflate."
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.