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    De-
    /dēː/

    prefix

    • 1. (forming verbs and their derivatives) down; away: "descend"
    • 2. (added to verbs and their derivatives) denoting removal or reversal: "deaerate"
  2. What does the abbreviation DE stand for? Meaning: defensive end. How to use DE in a sentence.

  3. 2 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.

  4. de-. 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 ).

  5. 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);

  6. Mar 17, 2023 · Partially inherited from Middle French des-, from Old French des-, from a conflation of Latin dis- (“apart”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwís) and Late Latin dē ex = dē- (“from”) + ex- (“out”); Compare the neological borrowing dis-.

  7. DE- meaning: 1 : do the opposite of; 2 : remove (a specified thing) from something

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    The official website of the State of Delaware. Find information about state government, programs, and services. The First State is located in the Northeast U.S.

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