demote = to move someone down to a lower job or position decrease = to lesson deduct = take away an amount or part from a total descend = to go down debase = bring down the value of deflate = to reduce in size deregulate = take away rules
descend
prefix DIS .... dissect , disseminate , dissuade , disparage .
Away or away from.
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The prefix de- means away. Another word with this prefix is detach.
The prefix of the word prefix is pre. Pre would mean before. As most know, a prefix is at the BEGINNING, and a suffix is at the END. Just the word prefix should have given it away. -MaximinePenguinTIME!
There is no by- prefix. Perhaps what was mean was be-. Some words starting with this are because, belittle, berate, etc.
the prefix de- means to stopThe beginning of a base word like and prefix usually mean something like anti- means against. ExamplesUni-Un-
Away = Not Here. e.g. I will be away for the next week As a secondary meaning AWAY can mean 'Not In Its Usual Place'. e.g. He is away from home while the Feds are looking for him concerning the Company's missing money.
Tele- is a prefix that can mean far away or distant in distance.
The prefix ap- mean to or toward. One word with this prefix is appetite.
Words that begin with the prefix "ir" and mean "not" include irregular, irresponsible, irrelevant, and irrational.