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f. The Prefix mis-
The meaning of the prefix mis- is to state the meaning of ‘badly or wrong’ of what is mentioned in the base forms
Examples mis- + understand = misunderstand ‘ to interpert words, instructions, etc
wrongly ‘ mis- + calculate = miscalculate ‘to calculate amount, distance,
measurement, etc wrongly ‘ mis- + apply = misapply ‘ to use something for the wrong purpose or
in wrong way ‘ mis- + behave = misbehave’ to behave wrongly ‘
g. The Prefix sub-
The meaning of the prefix sub- may be described as follows. -To state the meaning of ‘smaller’ of what is mentioned in the base forms.
Examples sub- + devide = subdevide ‘ to devide something or be devided into
smaller devision ‘ -To state the meaning of ‘under’ of what is mentioned in the base forms
Examples. sub- + marge = submarge ‘ to go under the surface of water ‘
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h. The Prefix under-
The meaning of the prefix under- is to state the meaning of ‘ less’ or ‘ lower’ of what is mentioned in the base forms.
Examples under- + estimate = underestimate ‘ to guess that amout of something is
lower that it realy is. under- + expose = underexpose ‘ to allow too little light to reach a film’
under- + sign = undersign ‘ to sign a letter at the foot ‘
i. The Prefix be-
The meaning of the prefix be- may be described as follows. -To state the meaning of ‘ to make or to cause‘ of what is meantioned in the base
forms. Examples
be- + friend = befriend ‘ to make a friend of ‘ be- + devil = bedevil ‘ to seduce or to make confuse ’
be- + little = belittle ‘ to cause to seem unimportant ‘
j. The Prefix un-
The meaning of the prefix un- may be described as follws. -To state the meaning of ‘remove’of what is mentioned in the base forms.
Examples. un- + load = unload ‘ to move a thing from ‘
-To state the meaning of ‘to take out or back’ of what is mentioned in the base forms Examples.
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-To state the meaning of ‘ to make ‘ of what is mentioned in the base forms Examples.
un- + loose = unloose ‘ to make something loose ‘
4.1.7.2 The English Suffix a. The Suffix –en
The meaning of the suffix –en is to state the meaning of ‘ to make ‘ of what is mentioned in the base forms
Examples. length + -en = lengthen ‘to make or become longer ‘
fright + -en = frighten ‘ to make or to become fright ‘ sharp + -en = sharpen ‘ to make something sharp ‘
b. The Suffix –ize