DE

1 of 2

abbreviation

1

defensive end

2

Delaware

3

diatomaceous earth

4

doctor of engineering

de-

2 of 2

prefix

1

a

: do the opposite of

deactivate

b

: reverse of

de-emphasis

2

a

: remove (a specified thing) from

delouse

b

: remove from (a specified thing)

dethrone

3

: reduce

devalue

4

: something derived from (a specified thing)

decompound

: derived from something (of a specified nature)

denominative

5

: get off of (a specified thing)

detrain

6

: having a molecule characterized by the removal of one or more atoms (of a specified element)

deoxy-

Word History

Etymology

Prefix

Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from Latin dis-; Latin de akin to Old Irish di from, Old English tō to — more at to, dis-

Kids Definition

de-

prefix

1

: do the opposite of

decode

2

a

: remove (a specified thing) from

delouse

b

: remove from (a specified thing)

dethrone

3

: reduce

degrade

Etymology

Prefix

derived from Latin de- "from, down, away" and Latin dis-, literally, "apart"

Medical Definition

D&E

noun

variants or D and E

ˈdē-ən(d)-ˈē 

: dilation and evacuation