de-

Example words

• descend

  to go down

• deport

  to carry away (from a country)

• describe

  to write about (originally, to write down a description)

Words in our dictionary that use this root

Every dataset word containing de-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.

• describe

  to write or speak in detail about something

  de-scrib

• deduct

  to lead away — to subtract

  de-duct

• decapitate

  to cut off the head

  de-capit

• descend

  to go down

• deport

  to carry away (from a country)

  de-port

• dehydrate

  to remove water

  de-hydro

• destruction

  the act of tearing down

  de-struct

• deform

  to change the shape (usually for the worse)

  de-form