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de

1

[ duh; French duh; Spanish de; Portuguese di ]

preposition

  1. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin):

    Comte de Rochambeau; Don Ricardo de Aragón.



DE

2

abbreviation for

  1. Delaware (approved especially for use with zip code).

de'

3

[ duh; Italian de ]

preposition

  1. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ):

    de' Medici.

de-

4
  1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify ), negation ( demerit; derange ), descent ( degrade; deduce ), reversal ( detract ), intensity ( decompound ). Compare di- 2, dis- 1.

D.E.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Doctor of Engineering.
  2. driver education.

de

1

the internet domain name for

  1. Germany
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de

2

/ /

(no translation)

  1. of; from: occurring as part of some personal names and originally indicating place of origin

    de la Mare

    Simon de Montfort

    D'Arcy

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DE

3

abbreviation for

  1. (formerly in Britain) Department of Employment
  2. Delaware
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de-

4

prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives

  1. removal of or from something specified

    dethrone

    deforest

  2. reversal of something

    decode

    decompose

    desegregate

  3. departure from

    decamp

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Word History and Origins

Origin of de1

From French, Portuguese, Spanish, from Latin

Origin of de2

Middle English < Latin dē-, prefixal use of (preposition) from, away from, of, out of; in some words, < French < Latin dē- or dis- dis- 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of de1

from Latin dē; see de-

Origin of de2

from Latin, from (prep) from, away from, out of, etc. In compound words of Latin origin, de- also means away, away from ( decease ); down ( degrade ); reversal ( detect ); removal ( defoliate ); and is used intensively ( devote ) and pejoratively ( detest )
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Example Sentences

In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.

They tried to continue their getaway but had to quickly abandon their vehicle on the Rue de Meaux in the 19th.

Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.

The band was still on its way back as De Blasio and his wife departed.

Yet even after the funeral protest, de Blasio was booed and heckled while addressing a new class of recruits as well.

Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.

Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."

San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.

One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.

Without any known cause of offence, a tacit acknowledgement of mutual dislike was shewn by Louis and de Patinos.

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