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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