-FUGE

Meaning of -FUGE in English

suffix

which drives away

vermifuge = substance which removes worms

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

-FUGE — noun combining form Etymology: French, from Late Latin -fuga, from Latin fugare to put to flight, from fuga one that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-FUGE — ˌfyüj noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: French, probably from (assumed) New Latin -fuga, from Late Latin -fuga, -fugia …
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FUGE — ˈfyüg noun ( -s ) Etymology: earlier spelling of fugue (I) : fuguing tune
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-FUGE — a combining form occurring in compound words which have the general sense "something that repels or drives away" whatever is …
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-FUGE — Etymology: French, from Late Latin -fuga, from Latin fugare to put to flight, from fuga : one that drives away …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-FUGE — ■ combining form expelling or dispelling: centrifuge. Origin from mod. L. -fugus , from L. fugare 'cause to flee'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
-FUGE — [-fuge] n comb form [F, fr. LL -fuga, fr. L fugare to put to flight, fr. fuga]: one that drives …
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-FUGE — comb. form forming adjectives and nouns denoting expelling or dispelling (febrifuge; vermifuge). [from or after mod.L - fugus f. L …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FUGE — Function: noun combining form Etymology: French, from Late Latin -fuga, from Latin fugare to put to flight, from fuga : …
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FEBRIFUGE — noun Etymology: French fébrifuge, probably from New Latin *febrifuga, from Late Latin febrifuga, febrifugia centaury, from febri- + Late Latin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VERMIFUGE — I. ˈvərməˌfyüj adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin vermifugus, from New Latin vermi- + (assumed) New Latin -fugus expelling …
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FUGUE — I. ˈfyüg noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by French fugue, from Italian fuga ) of earlier fuge, probably …
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CALCIFUGE — I. ˈkalsəˌfyüj adjective or cal·cif·u·gous (ˈ)kal|sifyəgəs Etymology: calcifuge from French, from calc- + -fuge (from Latin fugere to flee); calcifugous …
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TAENIAFUGE — noun also te·nia·fuge ˈtēnēəˌfyüj, -nyə- ( -s ) Etymology: taeniafuge from taenia + -fuge; teniafuge alteration of taeniafuge : a …
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TAEN- — combining form or taeni- or taenio- Etymology: Latin taenia 1. : ribbon : fillet taeni ate taenio donta 2. : …
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INSECTIFUGE — ə̇nˈsektəˌfyüj noun ( -s ) Etymology: insecti- + -fuge : an agent that drives away insects usually without destroying them …
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INSECTI- — combining form Etymology: Latin insectum : insect insecti ferous insecti fuge
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HYDROFUGE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌfyüj adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hydr- + -fuge; probably originally formed in French : shedding water — used of …
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FUGUING TUNE — noun or fuguing piece Etymology: fuguing from gerund of fugue (II) : an early 19th century hymn characterized by polyphony …
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-FUGAL — _fyə]gəl, _fə̇]g-, _fē]g-, ]k-, chiefly Brit |fyügəl adjective combining form Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin -fuga -fuge + English …
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FEBRIFUGE — ˈfebrə̇ˌfyüj noun or adjective Etymology: French fébrifuge, probably from (assumed) New Latin febrifuga, from Late Latin febrifuga, febrifugia centaury, from …
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DOLORIFUGE — dəˈlȯrəˌfyüj noun ( -s ) Etymology: dolor + -i- + -fuge : something that banishes or mitigates grief
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CULIC- — combining form or culici- Etymology: New Latin, from Latin culic-, culex : gnat : mosquito Culic idae culici fuge
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CIMICIFUGA — ˌsiməˈsifyəgə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cimic-, Cimex + -i- + -fuga -fuge : a small genus of …
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AQUIFUGE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfyüj noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from aqui- + -fuge (as in refuge : aquiclude
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VERMIFUGE — /verr"meuh fyoohj'/ , adj. 1. serving to expel worms or other animal parasites from the intestines, as a medicine. n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAENIAFUGE — /tee"nee euh fyoohj'/ , n. Med. an agent or medicine for expelling tapeworms from the body. Also, teniafuge . [ …
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INSECTIFUGE — /in sek"teuh fyoohj'/ , n. a substance or preparation for driving off insects. [ INSECT + -I- + -FUGE ]
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FEBRIFUGE — /feb"reuh fyoohj'/ , adj. 1. serving to dispel or reduce fever, as a medicine. n. 2. such a medicine or …
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FEBRIFUGE — [feb.ri.fuge] n [F febrifuge, prob. fr. (assumed) NL febrifuga, fr. LL febrifuga, febrifugia centaury, fr. febri- + LL -fuga -fuge] …
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FUGUE — musical composition for instruments or voices, characterized by the systematic imitation of one main theme in simultaneously sounding melodic lines …
Britannica English vocabulary
FUGING TUNE — a form of hymnody developed by American composers of the so-called First New England school during the period of the …
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