to do or make the opposite of; remove from; reduce
decriminalize, devalue
dis-
opposite
disapprove, dishonesty
down-
to a lower position;
to or toward the bottom
downturn, downstairs
eco-
relating to the environment
ecological
electri-, electro-
relating to electricity
electrify, electrocute
em-, en-
to make something have a quality
empower, enlarge
ex-
no longer being or doing
ex-wife, ex-football player
ex-
out; from
exit, export
extra-
outside; beyond
extracurricular
geo-
relating to the earth
geology, geography
hydr-, hydro-
relating to or using water
hydroelectric, hydrant
il-, im-, in-, ir-
not
illogical, impossible, irrational
in-, im-
in; into
incoming, immerse
inter-, intro-, intra-
between; together; within
international, introduce
mis-
bad; badly
misfortune, misbehave
mono-
one
monogram, monologue
multi-
many
multicolored, multicultural
non-
not
nonsmoking, nonstandard
over-
too much; beyond; outer; additional
overpopulate, overhang, overcoat, overtime
poly-
many
polygon
post-
later than; after
postgraduate, postpone
pre-
before
prewar, preview
pro-
in favor of
pro-American
pe-
again
rewrite, redo, rewind
semi-
half; partly
semicircle, semiprecious
sub-
under; below;
less important or powerful
subway, substandard, subcommittee
super-
larger; greater; more powerful
supermarket, superhuman
sym-, syn-
with; together
sympathy, synthesis
tele-
at or over a long distance
telescope, television
theo-
relating to God or gods
theology
therm-, thermo-
relating to heat
thermostat, thermometer
trans-
on or to the far side of something; between two things
transatlantic, transportation
tri-
three
tricycle, triangle
ultra-
beyond; extremely
ultrasonic, ultramodern
un-
not; opposite
unhappy, unfair, undress
under-
too little
underdeveloped, underage
uni-
one
unilateral
vice-
next in rank below the most important person
Vice-President, vice-captain
Суффикс
Значение
Пример
-ability, -ibility
used in order to make nouns from adjectives that end in –able and –ible
accountability, flexibility
-able, -ible
capable of; having a particular quality
manageable, comfortable, reversible, responsible
-al, -ial
relating to something; the act of doing something
electrical, financial, refusal, denial
-an, -ian, -ean
from or relating to a place; someone who has a particular job or knows about a particular subject; relating to or similar to a time, thing or person; someone who has a particular belief
American, suburban, librarian, historian, subterranean, Victorian, Christian
-ant, -ent
someone or something that does something
servant, disinfectant, resident, repellent
-ar, -ary
relating to something
muscular, customary
-ation, -tion, -ion
the act of doing something; the state or result of doing something
examination, combination, completion, election
-cy
used in order to make nouns
accuracy
-en
made of something; to make something have a particular quality
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