Word part · Latin prefix
The Latin prefix de-
Means: down, away, or remove.
At a glance
- Part
- de-
- Meaning
- down, away, or remove
- Layer
- Latin: Prefixes, suffixes and roots behind many school and book words.
With plain words it often means take away: defrost removes frost.
Example words
Read each word, then its sum: the parts that build it, and what they mean together.
Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- de (prefix)+frost (root or base)→defrost
remove the frost or ice from
- de (prefix)+code (root or base)→decode
turn a code back into plain words
- de (prefix)+bug (root or base)→debug
find and remove the mistakes in a program
- de (prefix)+rail (root or base)→derail
make a train run off its rails
- de (prefix)+value (root or base)→devalue
lower the value of
- de (prefix)+scribe (root or base)→describe
tell or write what something is like
- de (prefix)+script (root or base)+ion (suffix)→description
words that tell what something is like
- de (prefix)+pend (root or base)→depend
hang on someone or something for help; rely
- de (prefix)+pend (root or base)+ent (suffix)→dependent
relying on someone or something
- de (prefix)+pend (root or base)+able (suffix)→dependable
can be relied on
- in (prefix)+de (prefix)+pend (root or base)+ent (suffix)→independent
not relying on others; free
- in (prefix)+de (prefix)+pend (root or base)+ence (suffix)→independence
freedom from the control of others
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