Uses of Prefix to make new words. 5
Uses of Prefix to make new words.
Prefix "counter" added to verbs/nouns to make opposite
negative meaning
negative meaning
counter action-counteraction approach-counter approach
act-counteract attack-counterattack part-counterpart
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"mal" with the meaning of bad/ill
mal adjustment-maladjustment function-malfunction practice-malpractice
administration-maladministration nutrition-malnutrition
treat-maltreat
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"al" added with the meaning of to/all
al mighty-almighty ready-already most-almost together-altogether
though-although right-alright
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anti "anti" added with the meaning of against/opposite
aircraft-antiaircraft septic-antiseptic biotic-antibiotic people-antipeople
body-antibody pathy-antipathy climax-anticlimax social-antisocial
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be "be" added to nouns/adjectives to make verbs
devil-bedevil fit-befit friend-befriend head-behead labour-belabour
fog-befog fool-be fool foul-befoul hold-behold little-belittle
long-belong quiet-be quiet
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post "post" added to nouns with meaning of "after"
election- post election graduate-postgraduate date-postdate
condition-post condition paid- post paid war-postwar
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pre "pre" added with the meaning of "before "
conception-pre conception decision- pre decision condition-precondition
mature-premature paid- prepaid
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re "re" added to verbs/nouns with the meaning of again and back
act-react admission-readmission build-rebuild collect-recollect
consider-reconsider construct-reconstruct fund-refund gain-regain
produce-reproduce action-reaction birth-rebirth call-recall
condition-recondition cover-recover examine-reexamine pay-repay sell-resell
place-replace print-reprint
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fore "fore" added to verbs/nouns with the meaning of "before"
bade-fore bade noon-fore noon cast-forecast head-forehead
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sub "sub" added to nouns/adjectives with the meaning of " under"
committee-subcommittee contract-subcontract conscious-subconscious
division-subdivision editor-subeditor judge-sub judge
continent-subcontinent
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semi "semi" with the meaning of half
circle-semicircle colon-semicolon final-semifinal
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extra 'extra" added to adjectives with the meaning of more than necessary
curricular-extra curricular ordinary-extra ordinary
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out "out" added to verbs and make new words
break-out break grow-out grow look-outlook put-output post-out post
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over "over" added to verbs/adjectives with the meaning of too much
age-overage night-overnight cloud-overcloud crowd-overcrowd
estimate-overestimate turn-overturn time-overtime all-overall
confident-overconfident do-overdo flow-overflow throw-overthrow
full-overfull dose-overdose rate-overrate
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under "under" added to verbs /adjectives with meaning of too little
cook-under cook charge-under charge developed-under developed
estimate-under estimate graduate-under graduate
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en "en" added to nouns/adjectives to form "verb"
able-enable close-enclose courage-encourage lighten-enlighten trust-entrust
counter-encounter danger-endanger force-enforce joy-enjoy large-enlarge
list-enlist rich-enrich
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em "em" added to nouns/adjectives to form "verb"
power-empower body-embody
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en "en" added to nouns/adjectives to form "verb"
able-enable close-enclose courage-encourage lighten-enlighten trust-entrust
counter-encounter danger-endanger force-enforce joy-enjoy large-enlarge
list-enlist rich-enrich
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em "em" added to nouns/adjectives to form "verb"
power-empower body-embody
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