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3 days ago · de- in American English. prefix. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify ), negation ( demerit; derange ), descent ( degrade; deduce ), reversal ( detract ), or intensity ( decompound ) Compare di- 2, dis- 1.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024. de-, prefix. de- comes from Latin, and is used to form verbs and some adjectives with the following meanings: motion or being carried down from, away, or off: deplane (= move down or off a plane); descend (= move or go down);
a prefix, occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, used to form verbs that denote motion or conveyance down from, away, or off (deflect; descend); reversal or undoing of the effects of an action (deflate); extraction or removal of a thing (decaffeinate); thoroughness or completeness of an action (despoil).
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Check pronunciation: de-. Definition of de- prefix in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · de- in American English. prefix. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify ), negation ( demerit; derange ), descent ( degrade; deduce ), reversal ( detract ), or intensity ( decompound ) Compare di- 2, dis- 1.
de- prefix. Britannica Dictionary definition of DE-. 1. : do the opposite of. de code. de activate. 2. a : remove (a specified thing) from something. de claw a cat.
