Etymology of the English prefix de-

Derivations in English

defenestration, dealate, debug, debunk, decelerate, deflate, demote, demulsify, deplane, desecrate, decerebrate, decrypt, depersonalize, detoxicate, desorb, deaccelerate, deaccession, deacetylate, deacidify, deactivate, deaerate, deamidase, deanthropomorphism, debag, debeak, debone, deboss, debrief, deburr, debus, decalcify, decapitalize, decarbonate, decarbonize, decarbonylate, decarboxylate, decarburize, decathect, decenter, decentralize, decertify, dechlorinate, declassify, declutch, decode, decolonialize, decolonize, decolorize, decommission, decompensation, decompound, deconcentrate, decondition, deconstruction, decontaminate, decontrol, decouple, decreolize, decurved, dedolomitization, defang, defeature, defederalize, defiber, deflocculate, defocus, defog, deforest, deformalize, defrost, defund, defuse, defusion, degauss, degerm, degerminate, deglaciation, deglamorize, deglaze, degloss, degrease, degut, dehull, dehumanize, dehumidifier, dehumidify, dehydrate, dehydrogenate, dehydrogenize, dehypnotize, deice, deindex, deindustrialize, deinstitutionalize, deionize, deisolate, delabialization, delabialize, delaminate, delamination, delead, delegalize, delegitimatize, delegitimize, delink, delist, delocalize, delouse, demagnetize, demarketing, dematerialize, demilitarize, demineralize, demobilize, demodulate, demodulation, demothball, demount, demutualize, demyelination, demystify, demythologize, denasalize, denationalize, denaturalize, denature, denitrate, denitrify, denominal, denumerable, deoxidize, deoxygenate, deoxygenize, depants, depeople, deperm, dephosphorylate, depollute, depolymerize, depressurize, deprofessionalize, deration, derecognize, derepress, derequisition, deromanticize, desalt, deschool, descramble, desegregate, desegregation, deselect, desensitize, desex, desilver, deskill, desocialize, destabilize, destain, destem, desterilize, destool, desulfur, desulfurate, desulfurize, dethatch, dethrone, detick, detrain, deunionize, deurbanize, devalue, devein, deverbal, devitalize, devitrify, devocalize, devoice, devolatilize, dewater, deworm, dezincification, deprogram, deregulate, deaminase, deaminize, decaffeinate, decasualize, decongestant, decriminalize, deculturate, dedolomitize, defibered, defiberize, defibrate, defibrillator, defibrinate, degorger, dehydrofreeze, delusterant

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