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DE- meaning: 1. used to add the meaning "opposite", "remove", or "reduce" to a noun or verb: 2. written…. Learn more.
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.
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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”)
1 day 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.
Definition of de- prefix in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the abbreviation DE stand for? Meaning: defensive end. How to use DE in a sentence. defensive end; Delaware; diatomaceous earth… See the full definition
DE synonyms, DE pronunciation, DE translation, English dictionary definition of DE. not, down Examples of words with the root de-: decompress, descent Abused ...
