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List of Prefixes -- American English -- Page 2
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| Prefix | Meaning | Examples | Used |
| de | from, undo | depart, defrost | 4500 |
| dis | apart | disappoint, disassociate, disagree | 1828 |
| en | put into or on | enclose, envelope, enthrone | 1616 |
| ex | out of, former, from | export, exchange | 1601 |
| in, im, em | into, in | inside, imbed, empower, embalm | 6783 |
| inter | between | interact, intersperse | 721 |
| in, im, ir | not | indirect, imperfect, irregular | 6555 |
| micro | small | microscope, microphone | 467 |
| mis | wrong | mistake, misspell | 833 |
| ob, op | against | obstruct, oppress | 892 |
| para | at the side of | parallel, paramedic | 433 |
| photo | produced by light | photograph, Photostat | 388 |