PREFIXES 10
Prefixes
PREFIX |
MEANING |
EXAMPLES |
ante- |
before |
antenatal, anteroom, antedate |
anti- |
against, opposing |
antibiotic, antidepressant, antidote |
circum- |
around |
circumstance, circumvent, circumnavigate |
co- |
with |
co-worker, co-pilot, co-operation |
de- |
off, down, away from |
devalue, defrost, derail, demotivate |
dis- |
opposite of, not |
disagree, disappear, disintegrate, disapprove |
em-, en- |
cause to, put into |
embrace, encode, embed, enclose, engulf |
epi- |
upon, close to, after |
epicentre, episcope, epidermis |
ex- |
former, out of |
ex-president, ex-boyfriend, exterminate |
extra- |
beyond, more than |
extracurricular, extraordinary, extra-terrestrial |