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APPENDIX.

PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES.

I. ANGLO-SAXON PREFIXES.

A-, at, to, on, in; astern, afield, ashore, aboard, afoot, abed. Be-. The Saxon prefix be has three functions: (1) It makes transitive verbs out of intransitive; as fall, befall; moan, bemoan; wail, bewail; speak, bespeak. (2) It makes verbs out of nouns or adjectives; as dew, bedew; guile, beguile; friend, befriend; dim, bedim; numb, benumbed. (3) When placed before verbs, it strengthens the meaning, and signifies over, about, or for; as spatter, bespatter (to spatter over or about), sprinkle, besprinkle; smear, besmear; stir, bestir (to stir up vigorously), speak, bespeak (to speak for).

For-, from, away, utterly; forbid, forswear, forget, forlorn (utterly lost or wretched).

Fore-, before; foresee, foretell.

Mis-, ill, wrong; misbehave, misplace, misdeed, misconduct.

N means not, as never, not ever; none, not one.

Out-, beyond; outlive, outgrow.

Over-, over, above, beyond; overhead, overcharge, overseer.

To-, this; to-day, to-night.

Un-, not, reversing or undoing; unfaithful, undress, uncover, unchain.
Under-, beneath, below; undervalue, underground.

Up-, motion upwards; upstart, uproot.

With-, away, from, against; withdraw, withhold, withstand.

II. LATIN PREFIXES.

A-, ab-, or abs-, from or away; avert, absolve, abstain, abstract. Ad- (which also takes the forms a-, ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-), to; adhere, ascend, accede, affix, aggravate, alleviate, annex, append, arrogate, assume, assimilate, attract.

Am-, amb-, or ambi-, round about; amputate, ambient, ambition (the going round about, that is, the canvassing for votes, practised by candidates for office in Rome).

Ante- or anti-, before; antecedent, anteroom, antediluvian, anticipate.
Bene-, well; benevolent, benevolence, benefactor, benediction.

Bi- or bis-, two, twice; bisect, biennial, biped, binocular, biscuit (literally, twice baked).

Circum- or circu-, round; circumnavigate, circumscribe, circumjacent, circulate, circuit.

Cis-, on this side; Cisalpine.

Con (which also takes the forms co-, cog-, col-, com-, con-, cor-), together; conjoin, co-operate, cohere, cognate, collect, collide, compress, concur, corroborate.

Contra- (which has also the forms contro-, counter-), against; contradict, contravene, controvert, counteract, countermand.

De-, down or from; deject, depend, describe, descend, depart, deviate, detain. Dis- (which has also the forms di- or dif-), away, apart, not; dispel, disarm, divert, divest (literally, to take away or off clothes); disallow, disagree, differ (to carry apart, that is, to be unlike).

Ex (which has also the forms e-, ec-, ef-), out of, from; exclude, educe, eject, eradicate, eccentric, efflux, efface, effect.

Extra-, beyond; extraordinary, extramural, excessive, extravagant. In (which has also the forms il-, im-, ir-, em-, en-), before verbs, means in, into, upon; inject, illumine, import, irradiate (to throw rays upon), irrigate (to run water into), embrace, encourage.

In (which has also the forms ig-, il-, im-, in-, ir-), before adjectives, means not; invisible, ignoble, illegal, impure, infant (literally, not speaking), irregular.

Inter-, between, among; intervene, interpose, interrupt.

Intro-, within; introduce, intromit, introvert.

Juxta-, near to; juxtaposition.

Male-, badly; malefactor, malediction, maltreat, malevolent.

Non-, not; nonsense, not sense; nonentity (a being not existing), nondescript (anything not yet described).

Ob (which also has the forms oc-, of, op-), against, in the way of; obstacle, obvious (literally, meeting on the way), occur, offend, oppose. Per- or pel-, through, thoroughly; permeate, perforate, perfect (thoroughly done), persist, pellucid.

Post-, after; postscript, posterity, postpone, postdate.

Pre-, before; precede, predict, preface, prefer.

Preter-, beyond; preternatural.

Pro-, for, forth, forward; pronoun, provoke, produce, propel.

Re-, back, again; retract, redeem, reduce, repel, revive, rebuild, regain.

Retro-, backwards; retrospect, retrograde.

Se-, aside, apart; seduce, seclude, secede.

Semi-, half; semicircle, semidiameter.

Sine-, without; sinecure.

Sub- (which has also the forms suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sus-), under, after; subscribe, subject, succeed, succour, suffer, suggest, suppress, suspend.

Subter-, under, beneath; subterfuge.

Super-, above, over; superfine, supervisor, superintend, superscription. Trans- (which has also the forms tra-, tran-), across, beyond, over; transport, transit, Transatlantic, traverse.

Ultra-, beyond; ultramarine, Ultramontane.

Vice-, in place of; vice-principal, viceroy, vicegerent.