Delaware (/ ˈdɛləwɛər / ⓘ DEL-ə-wair) [10] is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic [11] regions of the United States. [12] It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its …

Dec 31, 2025 · de- + ‎ limitare (“to contain, restrict”) → ‎ delimitare (“to delimit”) (chemistry) denoting subtraction of one or more atoms, radicals or molecules:

Definition of de- prefix in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

DE- definition: 1. used to add the meaning "opposite", "remove", or "reduce" to a noun or verb: 2. written…. Learn more.

Prefix derived from Latin de- "from, down, away" and Latin dis-, literally, "apart"

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.

In compound words of Latin origin, de- also means away, away from (decease); down (degrade); reversal (detect); removal (defoliate); and is used intensively (devote) and pejoratively (detest)

Explaining the origin, meaning and uses of the word form 'de-' at the Dictionary of Affixes

The English prefix de-, which means “off” or “from,” appears in hundreds of English vocabulary words, such as de jected, de duce, and de ficient. You can remember that the prefix de- …

As a Latin prefix it also had the function of undoing or reversing a verb's action, and hence it came to be used as a pure privative — "not, do the opposite of, undo" — which is its primary function …