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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.
6 days ago · de- + trarre (“to draw, extract”) → detrarre (“to subtract”) negation; un-. de- + crescita (“growth”) → decrescita (“degrowth”) intensifying. de- + limitare (“to contain, restrict”) → delimitare (“to delimit”) ( chemistry) denoting subtraction of one or more atoms, radicals or molecules :
2 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.
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.
Check pronunciation: de-. Definition of de- prefix in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
taking out or removal of a thing: decaffeinate (= take out the caffeine from something); declaw (= remove the claws of an animal); finishing or completeness of an action: defunct (= completely non-functioning); despoil (= completely spoil). DE, an abbreviation of: Place Names Delaware.
