Expertlatin
What are intensifying prefixes?
An intensifying prefix is one that doesn't contribute a separate sense to the base, but instead intensifies the action of the base. (More about intensifying prefixes to come.) An unexpected sense. As I began a deeper dive, looking at words with an <a> prefix, I came across afraid, award, and astonish.
What is the prefix de used for?
The English prefix de-, which means “off” or “from,” appears in hundreds of English vocabulary words, such as dejected, deduce, and deficient. You can remember that the prefix de- means “from” or “off” via the word descend, or to climb down “from” or “off” a height, such as a mountain.
What does De prefix attach to?
The prefix de- is usually affixed to verbs to denote reversal of an action. The prefix dis- is similar in some uses to de- and in other uses to un-. A- is affixed to adjectives ending in -al. Anti- means against.
