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Definition of -ee
1. Suffix. Added to verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (ie, to whom or to which an action is done). ¹
2. Suffix. Less commonly added to verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the subject of that verb (ie, who or that does an action), especially where a passive sense of the verb is implied. ¹
3. Suffix. (legal) Used to form words meaning a person who is the other party to a contract involving a person described by the corresponding word ending in ''-or'' ¹
4. Suffix. (medicine) Used to form words meaning a person who has undergone a particular medical procedure ¹
5. Suffix. Irregularly added to nouns to mean a person somehow associated with the object denoted by the noun. ¹
6. Suffix. Used to form diminutives. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of -ee
| -cyte -dar -derm -derma -dermatous -diene -dipsia -dom -drome -dromous | -e- -eae -ean -ectomy -ed -ee (current term) -eer -eh -el -elect | -elle -eme -emia -en -ence -enchyma -ency -end -ene -ent |
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