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