jessie-prefix-root

Prefix

Prefix Meaning Example
ab- away abolish; abnormal
ad- to, toward advance; adhere
anti- against antiwar; antipathy
auto- self, same automatic
bene-, bon- good benefit; benevolent
bi- two bilingual; bilateral
co-, com-, con- with, together cooperate; compose
contra-, counter- against contrary; contradict
de- down, away descend; derive
dia- through, across dialogue; diagram
dis- not, take away disease; disable; disappear
e-, ec-, ex- out emigrate; ecstasy, export
fore- front, before forehead; forecast; foreshadow
in-, im- in, into invade; immigrate; impose
in-, im-, il-, ir- not inequality; impatient; illegal; irrational
inter- between international; intersect
intro-, intra- within, inside introspect, intramural
mono- one monopoly; monotonous
micro- small microscope, microwave
multi- many multiply; multinational
ob-, op-, of- against, facing object; opposite; offend
out- beyond outweigh, outspend
over- too much overbearing; overlap
para- beside, alongside parallel, paraphrase, paragraph
post- after postgraduate, posterior, postpone
pre-, pro- forward predict; process; promote; produce
re- back, again return; replay; reunite
se- apart, aside separate, secede, segregate
sub-, sus- under subtitle, sustain
syn-,sym-, syl- with, together synthesis; symbol; syllabus
tele- far, distance telephone, telepathy
trans- across translate, transmit, transaction
un- not unable; unreal; unreasonable
uni- one unit; uniform; universe