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de-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

English

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Etymology

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From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”). For sense development, compare Old English æf-, which was a similar prefix.

Pronunciation

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  • (stressed) IPA(key): /diː/
  • (unstressed) IPA(key): /də/, /dɪ/

Prefix

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de-

  2. reversal, undoing
    ‎de- + ‎couple → ‎decouple
    ‎de- + ‎align → ‎dealign
    ‎de- + ‎ice → ‎de-ice
    ‎de- + ‎baptize → ‎debaptize
  4. to remove from, removed
    ‎de- + ‎bus → ‎debus
    ‎de- + ‎bark → ‎debark
    ‎de- + ‎benzylate → ‎debenzylate
    ‎de- + ‎arterialization → ‎dearterialization
  6. Intensifying
    ‎de- + ‎fraud → ‎defraud
    ‎de- + ‎complex → ‎decomplex
    ‎de- + ‎numerate → ‎denumerate
    ‎de- + ‎pauperize → ‎depauperize
    ‎de- + ‎prostrate → ‎deprostrate
    ‎de- + ‎specificate → ‎despecificate
  8. derived from, of
    ‎de- + ‎substantival → ‎desubstantival
    ‎de- + ‎verbal → ‎deverbal
    ‎de- + ‎mise → ‎demise

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of “undo”): re-
  • (antonym(s) of “remove”): em-

Derived terms

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English terms prefixed with de-

Translations

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NOTE: Words using the prefix de- do not necessarily use the prefixes given here when translated. See individual words for more accurate translations.

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deː/
  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

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de-

  1. de-
Dutch terms prefixed with de-

German

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin de.

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Prefix

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de-

  1. de-

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German terms prefixed with de-

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch de-, from Latin de-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [de]
  • Hyphenation: dé

Prefix

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dé

  1. de-

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Indonesian terms prefixed with de-

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin dē-, from dē (“of”, “from”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de/
  • Hyphenation: de-

Prefix

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de-

  1. denoting:
    1. removal
      ‎de- + ‎nuclearizzare (“to nuclearize”) → ‎denuclearizzare (“to denuclearize”)
    2. movement downwards; lowering
      ‎de- + ‎grado (“grade”, “level”) → ‎degradare (“to gradually diminish in height”)
    3. privation; a-
      ‎de- + ‎trarre (“to draw, extract”) → ‎detrarre (“to subtract”)
    4. negation; un-
      ‎de- + ‎crescita (“growth”) → ‎decrescita (“degrowth”)
    5. intensifying
      ‎de- + ‎limitare (“to contain, restrict”) → ‎delimitare (“to delimit”)
  2. (chemistry) denoting subtraction of one or more atoms, radicals or molecules:
    ‎de- + ‎carbossilazione (“carboxylation”) → ‎decarbossilazione (“decarboxylation”)

Derived terms

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Italian terms prefixed with de-

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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    From dē (“of”, “from”).

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    Prefix

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    dē-

    1. de-

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    Latin terms prefixed with de-

    Descendants

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    • → English: de-
    • French: de-, dé- (partially)
    • Italian: de-
    • Spanish: de-
    • → Swedish: de-

    Malay

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    Etymology

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    From English de-, from Latin dē (“of, from”).

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    Prefix

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    de-

    1. (obsolete) de- (reversal, undoing or removing)
      Synonym: nyah-
      deaktifkan ― deactivate

    Middle English

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old French de-, from a combination of Latin de- and dis-.

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    Prefix

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    de-

    1. Forms words denoting negativity, reversal or removal; dis-, de-.
      Synonym: dis-
    2. Intensifies words with a negative connotation; dis-, de-.
      Synonym: dis-

    Usage notes

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    • Because Old French de- sometimes comes from des-, this prefix may be used interchangeably with dis-.

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    Middle English terms prefixed with de-

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    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Prefix

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    de-

    1. de-

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    Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with de-

    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Prefix

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    de-

    1. de-

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    Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with de-

    Old French

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    Etymology

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    From Latin dis-.

    Prefix

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    de-

    1. Alternative form of des-
    2. indicating that an action is done more strongly or more vigorously
      ‎de- + ‎brisier (“to break”) → ‎debrisier (“to break”)

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    Polish

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    Etymology

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    Internationalism; compare English de-.

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    Prefix

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    de-

    1. de-, dis-
      Synonyms: roz-, od-
      ‎aktywować + ‎de- → ‎dezaktywować

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    Polish terms prefixed with de-

    Further reading

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    • de- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin dē-.

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    de-

    1. de-

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    Swedish

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    Etymology

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    From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”), through loan words mainly from French.

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    de-

    1. de-

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    Swedish terms prefixed with de-

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    Tagalog

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish de (“of”).

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    Prefix

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    de- (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ)

    1. prepositional particle added to indicate possession of quality or object
      ‎de- + ‎baterya (“battery”) → ‎de-baterya (“with battery; powered by battery”)
      ‎de- + ‎gulong (“wheel”) → ‎de-gulong (“with wheels”)
      ‎de- + ‎kahoy (“wood”) → ‎de-kahoy (“wooden”)
      ‎de- + ‎koryente (“electricity”) → ‎de-koryente (“electrical”)

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    Tagalog terms prefixed with de-

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    West Coast Bajau

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    Prefix

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    de-

    1. one
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