Latin Prefixes (See related pages) Prefix Meaning Examples ab- away from abduction (lead or take away)     ablution (wash away)     abstain, abnormal ad- to, toward adjoin, adjacent (lying near to) ambi- both ambidextrous (the ability to use both hands)     ambivalent (having mixed feelings) bene- good benediction (speaking well)     benevolent (wishing well)     benefactor (someone who does good) centro, centri- around, center concentric, centrifugal circum- around circumlocution (talking around a point)     circumference, circumvent con- with, together connect, confide (trust with) conspire (literally, "breathe with") com- with, together communal, community contra- against contradict, contravene de- down, away descend, deject (cast down) dis- apart, not disengage, discord, discomfort ex- out of, from exhume (take out of the ground)     exhale (breathe out) e- out of, from elect (choose out of), eject (throw out) inter- between intervene (come between), intermural intra- within intrastate, intramural il- not illegitimate, illicit, illegal, illegible in- not intestate (dying with no will), indiscreet im- not imperfect, impolite, impossible ir- not irregular, irrational, irredeemable in- into incorporate (take into the body) im- into imbibe (drink in, take in) mal, male- bad, evil malediction (speaking bad, curse)     malevolent (wishing ill), malnutrition ob- against object, obstruct (build against) per- through percolate (flow through)     perforate (punch through) post- after postgraduate, posthumous (after death)     postpone pre- before precede, predict (tell before) pro- for, forward promote (move for)   project (throw forward) re- again, back repeat, recede, regress (step back) retro- back retrogression, retroactive se- away from seduce (lead away), secede sub- under submarine, subject, subhuman   subterranean (under the earth) sur-, super- over, above superhuman, superego, superintend, surpass trans- across transient, Transatlantic, transport (carry across)
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