Hi, What do these 2 prefixes mean? de- Derived from the Latin de = from, down from. eg activate / deactivate make active, make 'from' being active compose / decompose bring elements together, take elements 'from' each other e- a shortened form of the Latin ex = out, out from + various other meanings .
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