PREFIXES AND PREFIXES

A- (A.S.) represents (i A.S. on, on, as abed (from M. E. on bteddc), among, about, a-fishing {».} A S. and-, over against, close to, as along (from A.S. and-Inti", i.e., over against in length). [Cog. with Goth, and a, Ger. ent ant-, L. Ante-, Gr. Ant!" (which see).] {3.) A.S. d-, out, out from, as in arise (from A.S. drisan, to rise out of or up), or sig. ‘very, as in aghast. [Cog. with Ger. er-, Goth us-, nr-.] (4.) A.S. of, of, from, as in adown (from A S. of dune from the height anew, akin or from of, intensive, as athirst. (5.' A.S. ge-, y-, as aware (from M. E. ywar— A. S. gew ), a-f-ford. Scand for at, old sign of inf., as ado. [From the A- (L. and Gr.) represents: (r.) L Ab- {2 L. Ad-; (3.) L. Ex-, as in abash, amend (4.) Gr. A- (for An-) See these prefixes. A-, Ah-, Abs- (L.), away from, as avert, a/solve, at/aunt, oAftract a ab, abs (oldest form a/) cog. with Gr. Apo-. Sans. «/a, Ger. ab, E Off.] Ad- (L to, at, as adhere, adapt. The d becomes a imilated to the following consonant, as in accede, affix, aggregate, a/lor, awnex, approve, arrive, a ign attract. |L ad; cog. with Sans adhi Goth and E. at, Celt, ar-.] Ambl-, Amb- (L.), round about, both, as ambition, amputate, a;«/adcxter. [L cog. with Gr Ampnl-, Sans, abhi around, O. Ger. ump i (Ger. urn).) Ampbl- (Or round about, both, as atnpht theatre, amphibious. [Cog with L. Ambi-, Amb-.] An- (A.S.), against, in return, as answer. [A.S. and-, Ger. ant-, Goth and-.] An-, A- [Gr.) not, without, as anarchy, atom, avrbrosia. [Gr. cog. with Sans, an-, a-, L. in-, E. Un-, In-, nor.] Ana-, An (Gr \ up,.jack, as analyse, anatomy, aneurism. [Cog. with Goth, ana, E On Ante- (L before, as antecedent, anticipate, ancestor (for L. ante-ce or [L. ante, old form anti conn, with Anti-.] Anti- (Gr. b opposite to, against, an tip a thy, aaijpodcs, antagonist [Gr. conn, with L. Ante-, Sans anti, facing, Ger ant in Antwort, E. an- (for and-) in An8W0r (see Diet.). s Cf. A- (A S.) (2.), above ApO- (Gr.). off, from, away, as apostle, a/helion. [Co^. witli L. Ab-.j [a’t.] At- (E near, as atone against, as iwit. [A.S. Auto- (Gr.), self, as autograph, autopsy. Be- (A.S.)^ by, before, beside, as Achalf intensive, as Arapnnkle privative, as behead. [A form of By- See Diet.] [dvis, ablative of duo, two.] Bia- (L.), twice, as i/jeu it, A/ennia). [Corr. of Oata-, Cath-, Oat-;Gr), down, downwards, according to, as cataract, catholic, catechism. [Gr. kata.) Oircum-, OlXCU- (L.), round about, as circumscribe, circuit. [Properly accusative of circus a circle. See Circle in Diet.] Cts- (L.), on this side, as cfjalpine. [From the demons, stem ki-, which appears in Gr. e-kei, there, and the .rentery, dyspepsy. [Cog with Sans dus, Goth, tus, Ger. zer-, A.S To-, E. Two.] E-. See Ex- ECor Ex- (Gr \ out of, from, as ecstasy, r.rod us. [Gr. ex, cog. with L. ex, and (Ru ian iz\ out Em-, En- (Fr. L.', in, into, as r«list to make, as enlarge before b and p, Enchanges to Em-, as embark, (Fr. en—L. tn. See In- (L in, into.] En- (Gr.), in, on, as energy, e/idemic, rwphasis. [See In m Diet Enter- (Fr.), between, among, as ewtertain. [Fr. entve— L. Inter- Epi- (Gr.), on, as e/rtaph during, as ephemeral. [Gr epi; Sans, apt, E. Ob-.] Es- (Fr. or Sp. — L. out, as escape, ^jplanade. [O. Fr. or Sp. es— L. Ex-.] Eso- (Gr.), in, into, as or at eric. [From Gr, eis, into, whose form was prob. orig. e?is, a strengthened form of En- (Gr.j."j Etl- (Gr well, as e«phoiiy, ^alogy. [Gr. eu, eus good, for es us, real, from root of Is (see Diet.) Exor E- (L.), from, out of, as rxpel, eject, efflux. [Conn, with Gr £0- or Ex-.J Exo- (Gr outside, as exotic. (From Ex- (Gr.).] Extra- (L.), on the outside, beyond, as extramural, extraordinary [Contr. of extertl parte being understood), ablative feminine of extents beyond, a conipar. form, from Ex- (L.).] For- (A.S. through, thorough, away, so as to be non-existent, ar to be destroyed, as forswear, forbid. [A. S. for- Ger. ver-, Goth. fra-, L. per-. Sans, para conn, with Far and From.] For- (Fr.-—L.), as in foreclose, forfeit. [Fr. —L. fons, ‘out of doors,’ used in the sense of outside/ beyond/ ami /] 584 IMG:page-584.webp:Page 584 Preaxes. Pore- (A.S.), before, as /kartell. [A.S,/ore; O. Ger, fora (Ger. vor], Goth /aura, L. Pro-.] Gain- (AS.), against, as gainsay. [A.S. g?gn, gean See Against in Diet.] Hemi- (Gr.), half, as Arwfsphere. [Gr. cog. with L. Semi-, Sans. Sami'. O. Ger. sdmi-i] Hyper- (Gr.), over, above, beyond, as hyperborean, hypercritical [Cog. with Super and Over*.] Hypo-, Hyp- (Gr. under, as hypotenuse. [Cog. with L. Sub-, Goth, uf, Sans. upa.\ Y-, as in /-wis, yclept, hand->-work. [A.S. ge-, sign of the past participle pa ive.] In- (L), not, as zttfirm. Before /, the u changes to m as impudent before w, and r a imilated to those consonants, as legal, immature, regular. [L. cog. with Gr. An-, E. Bn-.] In- (L in, into, as infuse, i/lumine, impel, irrigate [See In in Diet In* (A.S.), in, on, as income, inward to make, as rmbitter, to put into a state of bitterne . [See In in Diet.] Inter- (L.), m the midst of, between, as intersal, intellect. [A compar. form, cog. with E Under, and Sans aniar, within.] Intra- (L m the inside of, within, as iw/mmural. [Contr of intern ablative feminine of interns, inward—Inter-. Intro- (L into, within, a* introduce, [Contr. of intcro. ablative masculine of interim —Inter*. Juxta- (L.l, near, as juxtaposition. [Superlative form, from root of L ju\n)go, to join. See Join in Diet.] Meta-, Met- {Gr.), lit. *nt the middle, hence with after, as method flu. way after) often implies change, as;w/amorphose, Metonymy. [Gr. meta; cog. with A.S mid, Goth, vuth, Ger. nut; Sans vuthu Zend mat.) Mis- (A.S anti Scand wrong, w/ubehave, Misdeed, Mislead, [A S. and Scant], mis-, Ger. mi -. Cf. Mi , v in Diet.) Mis- (Fr. — L as in i/mcbief. [Fr. mis-, for O Fr. tries-, from L. minus, le .) Mono-, Mon- (Gr.j, single, as Monograph. [Gr. monos, alone.) N- (A.S.), no, not, as never [A.S. He; cog. with O Ger. and Goth, ni, L. ne, Sans. nn Ne- (Gr), not, as »rpenthc (L.) not, as wrfarious, neuter. [Allied to F No (see Diet.).] NeciL.), not, as negative. [Contr. of neque from ne, n quo, and.] Won- (L.), not, as nonsense, nonage [From tie unurn, not one. Cf E. Not in Diet.] Ob- (L in the way of, against, as obstruct, omit, occur, offer, oppose, ostentation. [Cog. with Gr. Airr-t ape ] Off- (A.S.). off, from, away, as a^shoat, offset [A form of Of. Cf. A-, Ab-, and see Of in Diet.) On- (A. S. on, as <?«sct, onlooker. [See On in Diet Out- (A S.), out, beyond, as outlaw, outbid. [A.S. ut. See Out tn Diet.] Over- (A S over, above, as overarch, overseer. [See Over in Diet Pan- (Gr.), all, as panacea, /a«theism. Para-, Par- (Gr.), beside, as /arable; beyond, wrong, as paralyse, [Gr.para; akin to Sans. para, away, L. per-, and h.,forinjkrgive.] Pone- (L.), almost, as/«?«insma. Per- (L.), through, as permit, Pellucid, pollute thoroughly, as perfect. In perjure, per\ sh, equivalent to E /or in forswear (see Pol A.S.). [Akin to Gr. Para-, beside, Sans, para, away, E./or-, Ger. ver-.] Perl- (Gr. round, as perimeter, Periphrasis. [Gr. peri: Sans. Peri, also allied to Gr. para.] Pol-, Por- (L.), as pollute, portend. [From 0. L. Port-, towards.] Post- (L.), backwards, behind, after, as postpone. POUT-, PUT- (Fr. —L-), as pourtxay, Purvey. [Fr. — L. Pro-.] Pre- (L.}, before, as predict, prefer. (L. pree akin to L. pro Pretel- (L.), beyond, as preterit, preternatural, — pretermit. [L. prerter friz, with, comparative suffix -ter. See Alter in Diet.] Pro- (Gr.), before, as prologue, programme. [Gr. Pro cog with L. PT0-, Sans./ra, E. POT (prep.; see Diet.).] Pro- (L.), before, forth, forward, as project instead of, from the idea of being before, as pronoun. [Cog. with Pro- (Gr. which see.] Pros- (Gr. towards, as proselyte, prosody. [Original form prot i an extension of Pro- (Gr.) cog. with Sans, prat i, Slav, prot i.] PUT-. See under POUT-. R0-, Red- (L.J, change of place or condition, as remove, reunion (an a emblage of things or persons formerly apart) hence, change of motion from one direction to the opposite = back,’ ‘again,’ as re tract, resound, redeem. Retro- (L.), back, backwards, as retrospect, retrograde. [From Re-, and the compar. suffix -ter.] So- (L.), without, as j«rcure aside, as reduce. [Old /orm of Sine-.] Semi- L.j, half, as Jtowrctrcle. [L. cog. with Gr hem i.] Slue- L. without, as sinecure. demons. instrumental sig. by that,’ and ne, not.] Sub- (L.), under, from under, after, as.reject, suspect, succeed, suffuse, suggest, summon, support, j/irprise, -fttJpend, rejourn. [L. sub (which in O. Fr became »©-).) Subter- (L.), under, as subterfuge. [From Sub-, and compar. suffix -ter, meaning motion. See Trans- Super- (L.), over, above, beyond, as superstructure, supernatural. [L. cog with Sans, upari, Gr. hyper, Goth, u/ur, E. Over.] Supra* (L over, above, as jw/ramundane (Contr. of ablative fern, of supems, above, from Super-. Cf- Superior in Diet.] SUT- (Fr over, ns snrmou nt [Fr-, from L. super.] Syn- (Gr.), together, with, as syntax, j^stetn, ry/lnble, jywtbol. ICog. with Com-.] To- (E.y. m to-day, together, toward, here-to-fore, the prep. To (see Diet.). To- (A S.), asundcT, as in /i?-brakc. TA.S. to-, cog with Gr. Dys- (which see) D1b- (L.).] Trans-,L. beyond, acro , as transport, traverse. [From root tar, to cro the same root occurs in Inter-, Intro-, Preter-, Retro-, Subter-.] U- (Or.), no, not, as Ctopia. [Gr. on, not.] Ultra- (L.), beyond, as tt//ram an»e. [From ulter [stem of ulterior utbeing from root of L. Hie ] Un- (A.S.), not, as ««happy, «#itruth back, as untie. [Cog. with Gr. An-, and L. In- (negative!.] Under- (A.S.), under, below, as underprop, undersell. (See Under in Diet.} Up- (A S.), up, as w^hill. [See Up in Dict.l Vis-, Vice- (Fr —L.), m place of, as rorcount, viceroy. [Fr vis-, from L. vice instead of] Wan- (A.S.), wanting, as wanton. [Cf. Wane and Want in Diet.] With- (A.S against, back, as withstand, withdraw with, near, as within (this meaning is — very rare as prefix). [A.S. with wither. See With in Diet.) Y-. See under I- 676 585 IMG:page-585.webp:Page 585