Definition of De-
1. Prefix. Meaning reversal, undoing or removing. ¹
2. Prefix. Intensifying. ¹
3. Prefix. Meaning from, off. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of De-
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A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to Latin dis- apart, away; or sometimes to de. Cf. Dis-. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform, destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare, desolate, etc.
(29 Oct 1998)
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