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De definition: from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin). See examples of DE used in a sentence.
used to add the meaning " opposite ," " remove ," or "reduce" to a noun or verb: deforestation. the denationalization of the coal industry. After you write a computer program, you have to debug (= remove the errors from) it. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Learn the meaning and usage of the prefix de- in verbs and related words. See how de- can indicate the opposite, removal, or decrease of something.
abbreviation. 1. defensive end. 2. Delaware. 3. diatomaceous earth. 4. doctor of engineering. de- 2 of 2. prefix. 1. a. : do the opposite of. deactivate. b. : reverse of. de-emphasis. 2. a. : remove (a specified thing) from. delouse. b. : remove from (a specified thing) dethrone.
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Etymology
From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”). For sense development, compare Old English æf-, which was a similar prefix.
Pronunciation
1. (stressed) IPA(key): /diː/ 2. (unstressed) IPA(key): /də/, /dɪ/
Prefix
de- 1. reversal, undoing 1.1. de- + couple → decouple 1.2. de- + align → dealign 1.3. de- + ice → de-ice 1.4. de- + baptize → debaptize 2. to remove from, removed 2.1. de- + bus → debus 2.2. de- + bark → debark 2.3. de- + benzylate → debenzylate 2.4. de- + arterialization → dearterialization 3. Intensifying 3.1. de- + fraud → defraud 3.2. de- + complex → decomplex 3.3. de- + numerate → denumerate 3.4. de- + pauperize → depauperize 3.5. de- + prostrate → ...
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin de.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [de(ː)]
Prefix
de- 1. de-
Etymology
From Dutch de-, from Latin de-.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [de] 2. Hyphenation: dé
Prefix
dé 1. de-
Etymology
From Latin dē-, from dē (“of”, “from”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /de/ 2. Hyphenation: de-
Prefix
de- 1. denoting: 1.1. removal 1.1.1. de- + nuclearizzare (“to nuclearize”) → denuclearizzare (“to denuclearize”) 1.2. movement downwards; lowering 1.2.1. de- + grado (“grade”, “level”) → degradare (“to gradually diminish in height”) 1.3. privation; a- 1.3.1. de- + trarre (“to draw, extract”) → detrarre (“to subtract”) 1.4. negation; un- 1.4.1. de- + crescita (“growth”) → decrescita (“degrowth”) 1.5. intensifying 1.5.1. de- + limitare (“to contain, restrict”) → delimitare (“to d...
Etymology
From dē (“of”, “from”).
Pronunciation
1. (Classical) IPA(key): /deː/, [d̪eː] 2. (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de/, [d̪e]
Prefix
dē- 1. de-
Etymology
From English de-, from Latin dē (“of, from”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /de/
Prefix
de- 1. (obsolete) de- (reversal, undoing or removing) 1.1. Synonym: nyah- 1.2. deaktifkan ― deactivate
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French de-, from a combination of Latin de- and dis-.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /dɛː-/, /dɛ-/
Prefix
de- 1. Forms words denoting negativity, reversal or removal; dis-, de-. 1.1. Synonym: dis- 2. Intensifies words with a negative connotation; dis-, de-. 2.1. Synonym: dis-
Etymology
From Latin dis-.
Prefix
de- 1. Alternative form of des- 2. indicating that an action is done more strongly or more vigorously 2.1. de- + brisier (“to break”) → debrisier (“to break”)
3 days ago · de- in American English. (di ; dɪ ; də ) 1. away from, off. debar, derail. 2. down. degrade, decline. 3. wholly, entirely. defunct. 4. reverse the action of; undo. defrost, decode. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Aug 19, 2020 · de-. active word-forming element in English and in many verbs inherited from French and Latin, from Latin de "down, down from, from, off; concerning" (see de ), also used as a prefix in Latin, usually meaning "down, off, away, from among, down from," but also "down to the bottom, totally" hence "completely" (intensive or completive), which is ...
