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DE-

Definition: DE-

DE-

1. A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to Latin dis-apart, away; or sometimes to de. Cf. Dis-. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform, destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare, desolate, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 



Specialty Definitions: DE-

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De The country code for Germany. (1999-01-27). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: DE-

English words defined with "DE-": Dis-. (references)
Etymologies containing "DE-": Deambulate, Debacchate, Debarb, Debellate, Debt, Decerp, Decertation, Decoherer, Decomplex, Decubation, Decumbent, Decurt, Dedition, Dedolent, Deduplication, Defatigate, Defedation, Defigure, Defiliation, Defix, deflate, Deflow, Deflower, Defluous, Dehisce, Dehonestate, Deintegrate, Dejerate, Delactation, Delassation, Delibate, Deligate, Delirium, Demigrate, Demonstrate, Demulce, Denigrate, Denitration, Denitrify, Denude, Depascent, Depatriate, Depectible, Deperdit, Depilous, Deplication, Depreicate, Depulse, Dequantitate, Desight, Desinent, Desipient, Despecificate, Desquamate, Deturn, Dezincify. (references)
Non-English Usage: "DE-" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (apart, away, decadence, decapitate, degree, deliver, deprive, dismember, down, entirely, off, take away).

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Usage Frequency: DE-

"DE-" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 37.50% of the time. "DE-" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)37.5%3202,518
Lexical Verb (infinitive)25%2245,945
Lexical Verb (base form)25%2245,945
Adjective (general or positive)12.5%1339,140
                    Total100.00%8N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: DE-

Language Translations for "de-"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Pig Latin

  

e-day.(various references)

   

Welsh

  

an- (dis-, in-, un-). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "DE-"

Words ending with "e-": Ge-, Pre-. (additional references)

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Anagrams: DE-

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: de, ed.

 Words containing the letters "d-e"
 

+1 letter: bed, deb, dee, del, den, dev, dew, dex, dey, die, doe, due, dye, edh, eds, eld, end, fed, ged, led, med, ode, ped, red, ted, wed, zed.

 

+2 letters: abed, aced, adze, aged, aide, aped, awed, axed, bade, bead, beds, bedu, bend, bide, bled, bode, bred, cade, cede, cedi, code, coed, cued, dace, dale, dame, dare, date, daze, dead, deaf, deal, dean, dear, debs, debt, deck, deco, deed, deem, deep, deer, dees, deet, defi, deft, defy, deil, deke, dele, delf, deli, dell, dels, delt, deme, demo, demy, dene, deni, dens, dent, deny, dere, derm, desk, deva, devs, dews, dewy, dexy, deys, dice, died, diel, dies, diet, dike, dime, dine, dire, dite, dive, doer, does, doge, dole, dome, done, dope, dore, dose, dote, dove, doze, dree, dreg, drek, drew, duce, dude, duel, dues, duet, duke, dune, dupe, dure, dyed, dyer, dyes, dyke, dyne, eddo, eddy, edge, edgy, edhs, edit, egad, eide, eked, elds, emyd, ends, eyed, fade, feds, feed, fend, feod, feud, fled, gaed, geds, geed, geld, gied, gled, gude, hade, haed, head, heed, held, herd, hide, hied, hoed, hued, iced, idea, idem, ides, idle, ired, jade, jeed, lade, lead, lend, leud, lewd, lied, lode, lude, made, mead, meed, meld, mend, mode, need, nerd, nide, node, nude, odea, odes, ohed, oped, owed, peds, peed, pend, pied, pled, read, redd, rede, redo, reds, reed, rend, ride, rode, rude, rued, sade, seed, send, shed, side, sled, sned, sped, sued, teds, teed, tend, tide, tied, toed, unde, used, veld, vend, vide, vied, wade, weds, weed, weld, wend, wide, yeld, zeds.

 

+3 letters: aahed, abide, abode, ached, acned, acred, acted, adage, added, adder, addle, adeem, adept, adieu, admen, adobe, adore, adoze, adzes, aedes, ahead, aided, aider, aides, ailed, aimed, aired, alder, amend, amide, anode, anted, arced, ardeb, armed, ashed, aside, asked, assed, awned, axled, azide, baaed, badge, baked, baled, baned, barde, bared, based, bated, bayed, beads, beady, beard, bedel, bedew, bedim, bends, bendy, bided, bider, bides, bidet, bield, biked, biped, blade, bleed, blend, blued, boded, bodes, boned, booed, bored, bowed, boxed, bread, brede, breed, bride, budge, bused, cades, cadet, cadge, cadre, caged, caked, caned, caped, cared, cased, caved, cawed, cebid, cedar, ceded, ceder, cedes, cedis, cered, chide, cider, cited, clade, clued, codec, coded, coden, coder, codes, codex, coeds, coked, coled, coned, cooed, coped, cored, coted, coude, coved, cowed, coxed, coyed, credo, creed, cried, crude, cubed, cured, cyder, daces, dales, dames, dance, dared, darer, dares, dated, dater, dates, daube, daven, dawed, dawen, dazed, dazes, deads, deair, deals, dealt, deans, dears, deary, deash, death, deave, debar, debit, debts, debug, debut, debye, decaf, decal, decay, decks, decor, decos, decoy, decry, dedal, deeds, deedy, deems, deeps, deers, deets, defat, defer, defis, defog, degas, degum, deice, deify, deign, deils, deism, deist, deity, deked, dekes, dekko, delay, deled, deles, delfs, delft, delis, dells, delly, delta, delts, delve, demes, demit, demob, demon, demos, demur, denar, denes, denim, dense, dents, deoxy, depot, depth, derat, deray, derby, derma, derms, derry, desex, desks, deter, detox, deuce, devas, devel, devil, devon, dewan, dewar, dewax, dewed, dexes, dexie, dhole, diced, dicer, dices, dicey, didie, diene, diets, diked, diker, dikes, dikey, dimer, dimes, dined, diner, dines, dinge, diode, direr, dirge, disme, dites, dived, diver, dives, dizen, dobie, dodge, doers, doest, doeth, doges, dogey, dogie, dolce, doled, doles, domed, domes, donee, donne, doped, doper, dopes, dopey, dosed, doser, doses, doted, doter, dotes, douce, douse, doven, doves, dowed, dowel, dower, dowie, dowse, doxie, doyen, dozed, dozen, dozer, dozes, drake, drape, drave, dread, dream, drear, dreck, dreed, drees, dregs, dreks, dress, drest, dried, drier, dries, drive, drone, drove, drupe, druse, dryer, duces, duded, dudes, duels, duets, duked, dukes, dulse, dunce, dunes, duped, duper, dupes, duple, dured, dures, duvet, dweeb, dwell, dwelt, dwine, dyers, dyked, dykes, dykey, dynel, dynes, eared, eased, eaved, ebbed, eched, edema, edged, edger, edges, edict, edify, edile, edits, educe, educt, egads, egged, eider, eidos, eland, elder, elide, elude, embed, emend, emyde, emyds, ended, ender, endow, endue, ephod, epode, equid, erode, erred, etude, evade, exude, faced, faded, fader, fades, fadge, faked, famed, fared, fated, faxed, fayed, fazed, feeds, felid, fends, feods, feted, fetid, feuds, feued, fidge, field, fiend, fifed, filed, fined, fired, fixed, fjeld, flied, flued, foxed, freed, fremd, fried, fudge, fumed, fused, fuzed, gaged, gamed, gaped, gated, gazed, gelds, gelid, geode, geoid, gibed, glade, glede, gleds, gleed, glide, glued, godet, gored, grade, greed, gride, gudes, guide, guyed, gybed, gyred, gyved, haded, hades, haled, hared, hated, hawed, hayed, hazed, heads, heady, heard, heder, hedge, hedgy, heeds, herds, hewed, hexad, hexed, hided, hider, hides, hiked, hired, hived, hoked, holed, homed, honed, hoped, horde, hosed, hyped, ideal, ideas, idled, idler, idles, imbed, imide, imped, index, indie, indue, inked, inned, irade, irked, isled, ivied, jaded, jades, japed, jawed, jehad, jerid, jewed, jibed, jived, joked, jowed, joyed, judge, juked, kedge, kendo, keyed, kheda, kited, knead, kneed, laced, laded, laden, lader, lades, ladle, laked, lamed, lased, lated, laved, lawed, layed, lazed, leads, leady, ledge, ledgy, lends, leuds, liked, limed, lined, lived, lobed, loden, lodes, lodge, looed, loped, loved, lowed, loxed, lubed, ludes, luged, lured, luted, lysed, maced, madre, maned, mated, mawed, mayed, mazed, meads, medal, media, medic, medii, meeds, melds, menad, mends, merde, meted, mewed, midge, miked, mimed, mined, mired, mixed, model, modem, modes, monde, mooed, moped, moved, mowed, muled, mured, mused, muted, naked, naled, named, needs, needy, nerds, nerdy, nided, nides, nixed, nodes, nosed, noted, nuder, nudes, nudge, nudie, nuked, oared, odder, odeon, odeum, odyle, offed, ogled, oiled, olden, older, oldie, oohed, oozed, opted, orbed, order, oread, outed, owned, oxide, paced, padle, padre, paged, paled, paned, pared, pated, paved, pawed, payed, pedal, pedes, pedro, pends, perdu, perdy, piked, piled, pined, piped, plead, plied, poked, poled, pored, posed, poxed, preed, pride, pried, prude, pseud, puked, puled, raced, raged, raked, raped, rared, rased, rated, raved, raxed, rayed, razed, readd, reads, ready, rebid, redan, redds, reded, redes, redia, redid, redip, redly, redon, redos, redox, redry, redub, redux, redye, reeds, reedy, refed, rends, resid, resod, rewed, riced, rider, rides, ridge, riled, rimed, riped, rived, robed, rodeo, roped, rosed, roved, rowed, ruder, ruled, ryked, sabed, sades, sadhe, saned, sated, saved, sawed, scend, sedan, seder, sedge, sedgy, sedum, seeds, seedy, sends, sered, sewed, sexed, shade, sheds, shend, sherd, shied, shoed, shred, sided, sides, sidle, siped, sired, sited, sized, skeed, skied, skyed, sleds, slide, slued, sneds, snide, soled, sonde, sowed, spade, spaed, speed, spend, spied, spode, spued, stade, stead, steed, stied, styed, suede, swede, tamed, taped, tared, tawed, taxed, teddy, teiid, teind, tends, tepid, tewed, tided, tides, tilde, tiled, timed, tined, tired, toked, toled, toned, toped, toted, towed, toyed, trade, tread, treed, trend, tried, trode, trued, tsade, tsked, tubed, tuned, tweed, tyned, typed, tyred, udder, umped, undee, under, undue, unfed, unled, unwed, upend, upped, uredo, urged, vaned, velds, veldt, vends, vexed, viced, video, vined, vised, voled, voted, vowed, waded, wader, wades, waged, waked, waled, waned, wared, waved, waxed, weald, wedel, wedge, wedgy, weeds, weedy, weird, welds, wends, widen, wider, wides, wield, wifed, wiled, wined, wiped, wired, wised, wited, wived, wodge, wooed, wowed, wried, wyled, wyted, yawed, yield, yodel, yodle, yoked, yowed, zoned.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: DE-


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 45 2D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01000101 00101101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#69 &#45

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0045 002D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

383915

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage Frequency
4. Translations: Modern
5. Rhymes
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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