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Definition of de- prefix from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

de-

prefix

NAmE//di//

, NAmE//dɪ//

(in verbs and related nouns, adjectives, and adverbs)

1the opposite of decentralization

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2removing something to defrost the refrigerator (= remove layers of ice from it)

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