de-

3 definitions found

de- - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  De- \De-\
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

de- - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  DE
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de- - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  DE. A preposition used in many Latin phrases as, de bone esse, de bonis 
  non.