de-

From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”). For sense development, compare Old English æf-, which was a similar prefix.

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

de-

1. reversal, undoing, removing

   ‎de- + ‎couple → ‎decouple

   ‎de- + ‎ice → ‎de-ice

   ‎de- + ‎humidify → ‎dehumidify

2. Intensifying

   ‎de- + ‎fraud → ‎defraud

   ‎de- + ‎complex → ‎decomplex

   ‎de- + ‎numerate → ‎denumerate

   ‎de- + ‎pauperize → ‎depauperize

   ‎de- + ‎prostrate → ‎deprostrate

   ‎de- + ‎specificate → ‎despecificate

3. from, off

   ‎de- + ‎train → ‎detrain

   ‎de- + ‎substantival → ‎desubstantival

   ‎de- + ‎verbal → ‎deverbal

   ‎de- + ‎mise → ‎demise

• (reverse): un-, dis-
• (from): off-, out-, ab-, apo-, away, off

NOTE: Words using the prefix de- do not necessarily use the prefixes given here when translated. See individual words for more accurate translations.

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

• IPA^(key): /deː/

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de-

1. de-

Ultimately from Latin de.

• IPA^(key): [de(ː)]

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de-

1. de-

From Dutch de-, from Latin de-.

• IPA^(key): [de]
• Hyphenation: dé

dé

1. de-

• “de-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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

• IPA^(key): /de/
• Hyphenation: de-

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:

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

• ed, ed.

From dē (“of”, “from”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deː/, [d̪eː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de/, [d̪e]

dē-

1. de-

• → English: de-
• French: de-, dé- (partially)
• Italian: de-
• Spanish: de-
• → Swedish: de-

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

• IPA^(key): /de/

de-

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

   deaktifkan ― deactivate

   Synonym: nyah-

Borrowed from Old French de-, from a combination of Latin de- and dis-.

• IPA^(key): /dɛː-/, /dɛ-/

de-

1. Forms words denoting negativity, reversal or removal; dis-, de-.

   Synonym: dis-

2. Intensifies words with a negative connotation; dis-, de-.

   Synonym: dis-

• Because Old French de- sometimes comes from des-, this prefix may be used interchangeably with dis-.

• English: de-

• “de-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

de-

1. de-

• “de-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

de-

1. de-

• “de-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Latin dis-.

de-

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

   ‎de- + ‎brisier (“to break”) → ‎debrisier (“to break”)

• French: dé-

• de-

Internationalism; compare English de-.

• IPA^(key): /dɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Syllabification: de

de-

1. de-, dis-

   ‎aktywować + ‎de- → ‎dezaktywować

   Synonyms: roz-, od-

• de- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• de- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Inherited from Latin dē-.

de-

1. de-

• “de-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”), through loan words mainly from French.

de-

1. de-

• e.d., ed

Borrowed from Spanish de (“of”).

• IPA^(key): /de/, [dɛ]

de- (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ)

1. prepositional particle added to indicate possession of quality or object

   ‎de- + ‎baterya (“battery”) → ‎de-baterya (“with battery; powered by battery”)

   ‎de- + ‎gulong (“wheel”) → ‎de-gulong (“with wheels”)

   ‎de- + ‎kahoy (“wood”) → ‎de-kahoy (“wooden”)

   ‎de- + ‎koryente (“electricity”) → ‎de-koryente (“electrical”)

de-

1. one