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 De- A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to Latin dis- apart, away; or sometimes to de.  Cf. Dis-. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform, destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare, desolate, etc.
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      n : a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
          Delaware, Diamond State, First State]