DE Definition

də, dē
abbreviation
Defensive end.
Webster's New World
Delaware.
Webster's New World

The ccTLD for Germany as assigned by the IANA.

Wiktionary
prefix
Do or make the opposite of; reverse.
Decriminalize.
American Heritage
Remove or remove from.
Delouse; deoxygenate.
American Heritage
Out of.
Deplane; defenestration.
American Heritage
Reduce; degrade.
Declass.
American Heritage
Derived from.
Deverbative.
American Heritage
preposition
Of or from.
Webster's New World
affix
Away from, off.
Debar, derail.
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Down.
Degrade, decline.
Webster's New World
Wholly, entirely.
Defunct.
Webster's New World
Reverse the action of; undo.
Defrost, decode.
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pronoun

A surname​ of Bengali origin.

Wiktionary

Origin of DE

  • Middle English de- from Old French de- (from Latin dē- from, off, apart, away, down, out, completely) (from de- in Indo-European roots) or from Old French des- out, off, apart, away, completely (from Latin dis- dis-) (and Latin dē-)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • L, a prefix signifying separation, cessation, intensification, or contraction; also < Fr dé- (< L de) or OFr des- (< L dis-): see dis-

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition