English Explanatory Dictionary

de-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. reversal, undoing
  2. to remove from, removed
  3. Intensifying
  4. derived from, of
  5. down, downward
prefix
  1. Unisex prefix used in African-American given names.

Pronunciation

/dɛ/ /diː/ /də/ /dɪ/

Word forms

de-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”). For sense development, compare Old English æf-, which was a similar prefix.

Synonyms

off- out- ab- apo- away off un- dis- in- des-

Antonyms

re- em-

Related words

an- dis- in- non- un- de

Derived words

debar debus decouple decrypt deforestation
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