prefx Flashcards
en-
adds the meaning put into, cause to be or provide with to verbs.
Endanger= means to be put in danger
ie: encase, encircle, engulf, enable, enlarge, enlive, enrich, enclose
em-
is used before words which begin with b or p
ie. embed, embite, embody, empower
es lo mismo q -en
anti-
opposed or preventing/destroying
ie. anti-racist laws; anti-aircraft missile
bi-
two
ie. bilingual
dis-
not or the opposite of
ie. dishonest, disagree
inter-
.
il-
not
ie. illegal, illegible
mis-
.
mono-
one or single
ie: monolingual, monotone
out-
- more than or better than others
- far away from
- beyond a limit or beyond normal
over-
too much
ie. overeat; overpopulated
post-
.
red-
.
under-
may indicate: a) less than the desired amount; b)something below another thing; c) some kind of negative behaviour
ie. a) underestimate. understaffed
ie. b) underfoot
ie. c) undermine, underhand
over-
may indicate: a) an excess of something, b) something that covers or dominates something, c) the crossing of some kind of barrier
ie. a) overrated, overpriced
ie. b) overshadowed by, overwrite
ie. c) overstepped, overnight
up-
can suggest a change of some kind, often positive
ie. upgrade, upturn
cross- (from across)
usually indicates a link between two separated things
ie. cross-border, cross-cultural
Con-/Com-
often suggests mixing things together. it often occurs in verbs of communication
ie. converse, commiserate, condolences, congeal, contaminate
E-
can give the idea of something coming out of something
ie. ejected, emitted
A(d).
often means adding something to something or that things are connected. Sometimes de d is replaced by doubling the following consonants
ie. adjacent to/adjoins, annotated
Pro-
can often suggest pushing something forward or increasing it
ie. promote, proliferate, procrastinate, procreate
auto-
independently or of yourself
ie. an autonomous country; autopilot; autobiography
cyber-
relating to computers and robots
ie.cybercafé
de-
opposite action
ie. to decolonise a country
de-
to take someting away
ie. to decolonise a country; deforestation
post-
after
ie.
retro-
back, backwards
ie.retroactive law
techno-
relating to advanced machines
ie. technophobia
tele-
over a distance
ie. telephatic experience
tele-
over a distance
ie. telephatic experience
co-
with or together
ie. co-author; coexist
counter-
opposing or as a reaction to
ie. counterattack; counterculture
hyper-
having a lot of or too much of a quality
ie. hyperactive, hypersensitive
ill–
poorly, in a unsuitable way
ie. ill-judged; ill-matched
im-
not
ie. impossible; implausible
in-
not
ie. incorrect; indecisive
ir-
not
ie. irregular, irresponsible
inter-
between or among
ie. international, interlock. intermingle
mega-
a very large amount or huge
ie. mega rich; megacity
micro-
very small
ie. microchip; microscopic
mini-
small
ie. miniskirt, miniscule
multi-
many
ie. multi-talented; multicultural
pre-
before or earlier than
ie. pre-tax profits; pre-school
re-
again
ie. redo; reusable; reforestation
sub-
- under, below or less than
- lesser or smaller part of a larger whole
ie. sub-zero temperatures; subhuman; subsection; subculture
super-
more than usual extreme of its kind
ie. supermodel; super-rich; superbug
pro-
supporting or in favour of
ie. pro-democracy, pro-biotic
trans-
- change one form to another
- movement from one place to another
ie. transform; translate; transatlantic flights
ultra-
extremely
ie. ultra-modern; ultra-careful
non-
.
un-
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