sábado, 16 de febrero de 2019

WORD FORMATION Tips - Prefixes

Now it is the turn of the PREFIXES.
Here you have a list of them to create new words.

PREFIX
MEANING
EXAMPLES
ante-
before
antenatal, anteroom, antedate
anti-
against, opposing
antibiotic, antidepressant, antidote
circum-
around
circumstance, circumvent, circumnavigate
co-
with
co-worker, co-pilot, co-operation
de-
off, down, away from
devalue, defrost, derail, demotivate
dis-
opposite of, not
disagree, disappear, disintegrate, disapprove
em-, en-
cause to, put into
embrace, encode, embed, enclose, engulf
epi-
upon, close to, after
epicentre, episcope, epidermis
ex-
former, out of
ex-president, ex-boyfriend, exterminate
extra-
beyond, more than
extracurricular, extraordinary, extra-terrestrial
fore-
before
forecast, forehead, foresee, foreword, foremost
homo-
same
homosexual, homonuclear, homoplasticprefi
hyper-
over, above
hyperactive, hyperventilate
il-, im-, in-, ir-
not
impossible, illegal, irresponsible, indefinite
im-, in-
into
insert, import, inside
infra-
beneath, below
infrastructure, infrared, infrasonic, infraspecific
inter-, intra-
between
interact, intermediate, intergalactic, intranet
macro-
large
macroeconomics, macromolecule
micro-
small
microscope, microbiology, microfilm, microwave
mid-
middle
midfielder, midway, midsummer
mis-
wrongly
misinterpret, misfire, mistake, misunderstand
mono-
one, singular
monotone, monobrow, monolithic
non-
not, without
nonsense, nonentity, nondescript
omni-
all, every
omnibus, omnivore, omnipotent
para-
beside
parachute, paramedic, paradox
post-
after
post-mortem, postpone, post-natal
pre-
before
prefix, predetermine, pre-intermediate
re-
again
return, rediscover, reiterate, reunite
semi-
half
semicircle, semi-final, semiconscious
sub-
under
submerge, submarine, sub-category, subtitle
super-
above, over
superfood, superstar, supernatural, superimpose
therm-
heat
thermometer, thermostat, thermodynamic
trans-
across, beyond
transport, transnational, transatlantic
tri-
three
triangle, tripod, tricycle
un-
not
unfinished, unfriendly, undone, unknown
uni-
one
unicycle, universal, unilateral, unanimous

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