de-
(Latin: from, away from, off; down; wholly, entirely, utterly, complete; reverse the action of, undo; the negation or reversal of the notion expressed in the primary or root word)
defoliant
defoliate
defoliation
deforest (verb), deforests; deforested; deforesting
To remove trees from an area of land: The pines were deforested from Tim's neighborhood because a new freeway was to be built there.
deform (verb), deforms; deformed; deforming
deformation
deformed (adjective), more deformed, most deformed
deformer
deformity
defraud (verb), defrauds; defrauded; defrauding
1. To deprive someone, or people, of a right, money, or property by fraud, or dishonest means: The dishonest CEO defrauded his company of millions of dollars.
2. Wrongfully taking something without the knowledge or consent of the owner; to cheat; such as, to defraud a man of his property rights after years of mortgage payments.
2. Wrongfully taking something without the knowledge or consent of the owner; to cheat; such as, to defraud a man of his property rights after years of mortgage payments.
defrauded (adjective) (not comparable)
1. A reference to someone who has been deprived of property or rights by a trick, artifice, or deception.
2. A descriptive term for deceit, falsehoods, or trickery to obtain money, an object, rights, or anything of value belonging to another person or other people.
2. A descriptive term for deceit, falsehoods, or trickery to obtain money, an object, rights, or anything of value belonging to another person or other people.
Any one who takes something from another person by deception, or who withholds what is due; a cheat; an embezzler.
defrost (verb), defrosts; defrosted; defrosting
defunct (adjective), more defunct, most defunct
1. Relating to something that no longer exists; having ceased its functions; dead, extinct: A few broken chairs and tables were all that were left from the deserted and defunct apartment.
2. Regarding something that is not in business or service any more; inoperative: The defunct garden magazine that June subscribed to last year cost less than the new one she subscribes to now.
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2. Regarding something that is not in business or service any more; inoperative: The defunct garden magazine that June subscribed to last year cost less than the new one she subscribes to now.
