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Prefixes: re-, un-, pre- & dis-

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dis

a Latin prefix meaning "apart," "asunder," "away," "utterly," or having a privative, negative, or reversing force (

pre

a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "before" (preclude; prevent); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings "prior to," "in advance of," "early," "beforehand," "before," "in front of," and with other figurative meanin

preview

v.t.

to view or show beforehand or in advance.

a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning "again" or "again and again" to indicate repetition, or with the meaning "back" or "backward" to indicate withdrawal or backward motion:

reconsider

v.t.

to consider again, esp. with a view to change of decision or action:

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recreate

v.t.,

to create anew.

a prefix meaning "not," freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less f

unpredictable

adj.

not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold:

unreliable

adj.

not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.

dissatisfied

adj.

not satisfied or pleased; discontented.

rebuilding

v.i.

to build again or afresh: