Prefixes - Tazza Flashcards
a-
not, without, to, towards, in the process of, in a particular state, of, completely
an-
not, without
ab- , abs-
away, from
ad- , ac- , af- , ag- , al- , ap- , at- , as- , an- , a-
movement to, change into, addition or increase
ante-
before, preceding
anti- , ant-
opposing, against, the opposite
be-
all over, all around, completely, having, covered with, affect with (added to nouns), cause (added to adjectives)
com- , co- , col- , con- , cor-
with, jointly, completely
contra-
against, opposite
counter-
opposition, opposite direction
de-
down, away, completely, removal, reversal
dia- , di-
through, across
dis- , di-
negation, removal, expulsion
en- , em-
put into or on, bring into condition of, intensification
ex- , e- , ef-
out, upward, completely, previous
extra-
outside, beyond
hemi-
half
hyper-
beyond, more than, more than normal
hypo-
under
in- , il- , im-
not, without
in-, il- , im- , ir-
in, into, towards, inside
infra-
below
inter-
between, among
intra-
inside, within
non-
absence, negation
ob- , oc- , of- , op-
blocking, against concealing
out-
surpassing, exceeding, external, away from
over-
excessively, completely, upper, outer, over, above
peri-
round, about
post-
after in time or order
pre-
before in time, place, order or importance
pro-
favouring, in support of, acting for, motion forwards or away, before in time, place or order
re-
again
semi-
half, partly
sub- , suc- , suf- , sug- , sup- , sur- , sus-
at a lower position, lower in rank, nearly approximately
syn- , sym-
in union, acting together
trans-
across, beyond, into a different state
ultra-
beyond, extreme
un-
not, reversal or cancellation of action or state
under-
beneath, below, lower in rank, not enough
