The prefixes, e- and ex-, indicates out, away, out of or outside. Note: the prefix ex- can also mean former, e.g., ex-president.
Words with the Prefix E- and Ex-
Word | Definition |
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eave | the lower edge of a roof that sticks out past the wall |
ebb | to flow out or away |
eccentric | not of the usual or normal kind; out of the norm |
edict | a command or law given out or made by an authority |
efface | to blot out completely |
eject | to force or push out |
elaborate | to work out in detail |
elapse | to slip past; go by or away |
eliminate | to get rid of; do away with (n. elimination) |
elope | to run away to be married |
elude | to get away from, to avoid or escape by being quick, skillful or tricky |
elusive | eluding clear perception; hard to grasp, catch or remember |
emanate | to come out from a source; to give off or out |
emancipate | to set free from control, bondage or slavery (n. emancipation) |
emerge | to come out or into view |
emigrate | to leave one country or region to live in another (n. emigrant, emigration) |
emissary | a person sent out on a mission or errand |
emission | the act of giving off |
emit | to send out from a source |
erase | to rub or scrape out; to eliminate completely |
erode | to wear away, destroy by wearing away (n. erosion) |
erupt | to burst forth; to break out of (n. eruption) |
escape | to get away; get free or clear |
evacuate | to leave or cause to leave a place of danger; to make empty; empty out |
evade | to get away from or avoid meeting directly |
evict | to (force) to leave a place; to expel |
exceed | to go or be beyond the limit |
excel | to surpass other |
exclaim | to speak or cry out |
exclude | to keep out; to shut out (n. exclusion) |
exhale | to breathe out, to blow or emit |
exhaust | to try out all |
exile | 1. the situation of a person who is forced to leave her country 2. the period of time a person is forced to live away |
exit | the act of going out of or away from a place; depart |
exodus | mass exit of people, migration |
expand | to spread or stretch out; unfold |
expanse | a wide area or stretch |
expel | to force out |
expend | to pay out; spend |
expire | to breathe out; exhale (n. expiration) |
expulsion | the act of forcing to leave |
export | to send a product to another country to sell it |
extend | to hold out (n. extension) |
exterior | outer; being on the outer side |
exterminate | to get rid of; wipe out |
external | situated on or relating to the outside |
extinct | no longer in existence; died out (n. extinction) |
extinguish | to cause to go out |
extract | to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force (n. extraction) |
Source: Merriam-Webster Children’s Dictionary
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