de-

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

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

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

   demise

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

• an-
• dis-
• in-
• non-
• un-

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

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de-

1. de-

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

• IPA^(key): /de/, [d̪e]

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”)

From dē (“of”, “from”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deː/

dē-

1. de-

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

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

• IPA^(key): /de/

de-

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

   deaktifkan (“deactivate”)

• nyah-

de-

1. same as de- in English

• “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

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

• French: dé-

de-

1. (cardinal) one