The Latin prefix ex-

Example words

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• ex (prefix)+claim (root or base)→exclaim

  cry out suddenly

• ex (prefix)+plain (root or base)→explain

  make plain and clear

• ex (prefix)+press (root or base)→express

  push your thoughts out in words or art

• ex (prefix)+press (root or base)+ion (suffix)→expression

  a look on a face; a way of saying something

• ex (prefix)+change (root or base)→exchange

  trade one thing for another

• ex (prefix)+port (root or base)→export

  carry goods out of a country to sell

• e (prefix)+rupt (root or base)→erupt

  break out, like lava from a volcano

  e + rupt: the prefix changes to match → erupt

• e (prefix)+rupt (root or base)+ion (suffix)→eruption

  a breaking out, as of a volcano

  e + rupt + ion: the prefix changes to match → eruption

• ex (prefix)+tract (root or base)→extract

  pull out

• e (prefix)+ject (root or base)→eject

  throw out

  e + ject: the prefix changes to match → eject

• ex (prefix)+pel (root or base)→expel

  push out

• e (prefix)+vid (root or base)+ent (suffix)→evident

  easy to see; plain

  e + vid + ent: the prefix changes to match → evident

Original word lists and meanings written by Literacy Trail.