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 |
|---|---|
| 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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