de-

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (stressed) IPA^(key): /diː/
• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /də/

Prefix

de-

1. Meaning reversal, undoing or removing.

   decouple

   de-ice

2. Intensifying.

   defraud

   decomplex

   denumerate

   depauperize

   deprostrate

   despecificate

3. Meaning from, off.

   detrain

   desubstantival

   deverbal

Anagrams

• -ed, -èd, E.D., ED, Ed, Ed., ed, ed-, ed.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

de-

1. de-

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de/, [d̪e]

Prefix

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:

   1. de- + ‎carbossilazione (“carboxylation”) → ‎decarbossilazione (“decarboxylation”)

Etymology

From dē (“of”, “from”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deː/

Prefix

dē-

1. de-

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de/

Prefix

de-

1. (obsolete) de- (reversal, undoing or removing)

   deaktifkan (“deactivate”)

Prefix

de-

1. same as de- in English

References

• “de-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Prefix

de-

1. de-

References

• “de-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin dis-.

Prefix

de-

1. Alternative form of des-
2. indicating that an action is done more strongly or more vigorously

   brisier (“to break”) →‎ debrisier (“to break”)

Prefix

de-

1. (cardinal) one