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De definition: from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin). See examples of DE used in a sentence.
DE- meaning: 1. used to add the meaning "opposite", "remove", or "reduce" to a noun or verb: 2. written…. Learn more.
^ Berlin is the sole constitutional capital and de jure seat of government, but the former provisional capital of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn, has the special title of "federal city" (Bundesstadt) and is the primary seat of six ministries.
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Etymology
From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”). For sense development, compare Old English æf-, which was a similar prefix.
Pronunciation
1. (stressed) IPA(key): /diː/ 2. (unstressed) IPA(key): /də/, /dɪ/
Prefix
de- 1. reversal, undoing 1.1. de- + couple → decouple 1.2. de- + align → dealign 1.3. de- + ice → de-ice 1.4. de- + baptize → debaptize 2. to remove from, removed 2.1. de- + bus → debus 2.2. de- + bark → debark 2.3. de- + benzylate → debenzylate 2.4. de- + arterialization → dearterialization 3. Intensifying 3.1. de- + fraud → defraud 3.2. de- + complex → decomplex 3.3. de- + numerate → denumerate 3.4. de- + pauperize → depauperize 3.5. de- + prostrate → ...
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin de.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [de(ː)]
Prefix
de- 1. de-
Etymology
From Dutch de-, from Latin de-.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [de] 2. Hyphenation: dé
Prefix
dé 1. de-
Etymology
From Latin dē-, from dē (“of”, “from”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /de/ 2. Hyphenation: de-
Prefix
de- 1. denoting: 1.1. removal 1.1.1. de- + nuclearizzare (“to nuclearize”) → denuclearizzare (“to denuclearize”) 1.2. movement downwards; lowering 1.2.1. de- + grado (“grade”, “level”) → degradare (“to gradually diminish in height”) 1.3. privation; a- 1.3.1. de- + trarre (“to draw, extract”) → detrarre (“to subtract”) 1.4. negation; un- 1.4.1. de- + crescita (“growth”) → decrescita (“degrowth”) 1.5. intensifying 1.5.1. de- + limitare (“to contain, restrict”) → delimitare (“to d...
Etymology
From dē (“of”, “from”).
Pronunciation
1. (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /deː/, [d̪eː] 2. (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de/, [d̪e]
Prefix
dē- 1. de-
Etymology
From English de-, from Latin dē (“of, from”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /de/
Prefix
de- 1. (obsolete) de- (reversal, undoing or removing) 1.1. Synonym: nyah- 1.2. deaktifkan ― deactivate
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French de-, from a combination of Latin de- and dis-.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /dɛː-/, /dɛ-/
Prefix
de- 1. Forms words denoting negativity, reversal or removal; dis-, de-. 1.1. Synonym: dis- 2. Intensifies words with a negative connotation; dis-, de-. 2.1. Synonym: dis-
Etymology
From Latin dis-.
Prefix
de- 1. Alternative form of des- 2. indicating that an action is done more strongly or more vigorously 2.1. de- + brisier (“to break”) → debrisier (“to break”)
de- is a prefix derived from Latin dē, meaning "of" or "from". It can have different meanings and functions in different languages, such as reversal, removal, intensification, or subtraction.
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