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Webster 1913 Edition


De-

De-

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A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to Latin dis- apart, away; or sometimes to de. Cf.
Dis-
. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform, destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare, desolate, etc.

Definition 2024


dé-

dé-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

French

Prefix

dé-

  1. used to make antonyms (similar to English prefixes un-, dis-)

Derived terms

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Irish

Alternative forms

Prefix

dé-

  1. di-, bi-, duo-

Derived terms

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