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ex-1
(also e-)
Translate ex- into Spanish
prefix
1Out; outside of.
‘expand’- ‘express’
2Up and away; upward.
‘extol’- ‘excel’
3Thoroughly.
‘excruciate’- ‘exacerbate’
4Removal or release.
‘excommunicate’- ‘exculpate’
- ‘expel’
5Forming verbs expressing inducement of a state.
‘exasperate’- ‘excite’
6Forming nouns (from titles of office, status, etc.) expressing a former state.
‘ex-husband’- ‘ex-convict’
one-time, erstwhile, sometime, late, as was
Usage
Ex- is assimilated as ef- before f (as in effeminate). Exfiltrate and exfoliate and their derivatives are exceptions
Origin
From Latin ex ‘out of’.
ex-2
Translate ex- into Spanish
prefix
Out.
‘exodus’- ‘exorcism’
Origin
From Greek ex ‘out of’.
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