DE-


Meaning of DE- in English

/ diː; NAmE / prefix (in verbs and related nouns, adjectives and adverbs)

1.

the opposite of :

decentralization

2.

removing sth :

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.