Search results
Advanced search. Google offered in: Deutsch. Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
Learn the meaning and usage of the prefix DE- in English, which can mean opposite, remove, or reduce. Also, find out how to write Delaware as DE in U.S. addresses.
Definition of de- prefix in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
People also ask
Why is de a noun?
What does de mean in English?
What does de- prefix mean?
What is the root word of de?
Learn the meaning and usage of the prefix 'de-' and its variations in English and other languages. Find examples, synonyms, pronunciation, and word frequency of 'de-' and related words.
- English
- Dutch
- German
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Latin
- Malay
- Middle English
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Old French
- GeneratedCaptionsTabForHeroSec
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 Latin) 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”)
de- is a prefix derived from Latin dē, meaning "of" or "from". It can have different meanings and functions in different languages, such as reversal, removal, intensification, or subtraction.
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.
DeepL is a translation service that uses artificial intelligence to produce high-quality translations for various languages. You can translate texts, documents, speech, and access a dictionary and a writing tool with DeepL.