de-

de-
prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from Latin dis-; Latin de akin to Old Irish di from, Old English to — more at to, dis- 1. a. do the opposite of <
deactivate
>
b. reverse of <
de-emphasis
>
2. a. remove (a specified thing) from <
delouse
>
b. remove from (a specified thing) <
dethrone
>
3. reduce <
devalue
>
4. something derived from (a specified thing) <
decompound
>
; derived from something (of a specified nature) <
denominative
>
5. get off of (a specified thing) <
detrain
>
6. having a molecule characterized by the removal of one or more atoms (of a specified element) <
deoxy-
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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