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Latin · prefix

ex-

out, away; also thoroughly

Forms

  • ex-
  • e- — Shortened in Latin before certain consonants.
  • ef- — Used before f in Latin.
  • es- — Developed from ex- in French.
  • s- — In some French borrowings, es- lost its initial e.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *eghs, ‘out.’

Note

The outward sense could extend to carrying an action through completely.

Words sharing this root

amendTo change something to improve or correct it.amendmentA formal change or addition to a law, document, or proposal.astonishTo surprise someone greatly.astoundTo surprise someone greatly.ebullientCheerful and full of enthusiasmedictAn official order or proclamation issued by an authority.editA change to text or media to improve it, or the act of making such changes.editorA person who prepares material for publication.effaceTo remove a visible mark or trace.effectA result caused by an action or process.effectiveSuccessful in producing the intended result.effectiveExisting or functioning in practice, whether formally recognized or not.effectivelyIn a way that achieves a result, or in practical effect.effectualSuccessful in producing the intended result.effeminateHaving traits stereotypically associated with women, especially in a man.effervesceTo release bubbles of gas.effervescenceThe bubbling caused by gas escaping from liquid.effervescentBubbling as gas escapes.effeteWeak and lacking vitality.efficacyThe ability to produce a desired result.efficientAchieving the desired result with little waste of time, energy, or resources.effluentFlowing out from a source.effluviumAn unpleasant vapor or smell given off by something.effortPhysical or mental work directed toward achieving something.effulgenceBrilliant, shining light.effulgentShining with brilliant light.effusionAn escape or outpouring of fluid.effusiveExpressing warm feelings with great enthusiasm.egregiousShockingly bad or wrong.ejaculateTo discharge semen, or the semen discharged.ejaculateTo say something suddenly with strong emotion.ejectionThe act of forcing or releasing someone or something out of a place or position.elaborateDeveloped with considerable detail or complexity.elaborationThe process or result of developing something in greater detail.elationA feeling of great happiness and excitement.elevateTo raise something to a higher position or level.elevationHeight or a rise above a reference level.elevationA drawing showing one face of a building.elevatorSomething that lifts people, objects, or body parts.eligibleQualified or considered suitable for an opportunity or relationship.eliminateTo remove something completely.eliteA group at the highest level of skill, power, or status, or belonging to that level.elocutionThe skill of speaking clearly and expressively.elongateTo make or become longer.elongationThe angular distance between a planet and the sun as seen from Earth.elongationThe process or result of becoming or making something longer.eloquenceFluent and persuasive expression.eloquentExpressing meaning powerfully through words or without them.elucidateMake something clear through explanation or analysis.eludeTo remain beyond someone's efforts to catch or obtain.emanateTo come or spread out from a source.emanationSomething that flows or arises from a source.emancipateTo free someone from another's control.emancipationThe act of freeing someone from legal or social control.emasculateTo remove male reproductive organs.emendTo correct or improve a text by editing.emergeTo come out and become visible or apparent.emergenceThe process of coming into existence or developing from simpler conditions.emergencyA serious unexpected situation requiring immediate action.emergentArising or developing from underlying processes or interactions.emergentRequiring immediate attention because of danger.emeritusRetired from a professional role but retaining its title as an honor.emigrateTo leave one's country to live permanently in another.emigrationDeparture from a country or region to settle elsewhere.emissaryA representative sent on a mission.emissionThe release of something from a source, or what is released.emitSend out or release something.emotionA feeling such as joy, anger, fear, or sadness.emulsionA mixture in which tiny droplets of one liquid are dispersed in another.emulsionA light-sensitive coating on photographic film or paper.enormousExtremely large in size or extent.enumerateTo list or count items one by one.enumerationThe act of listing or counting items individually, or the resulting list.enunciateTo express something clearly and distinctly.enunciationClear and deliberate expression in speech.eradicateTo remove or destroy completely.eradicationComplete removal or destruction of something unwanted.eraseTo remove something completely.erectStanding upright or being set upright.erodeTo gradually wear away or weaken.erosionGradual wearing away of material.eruditeHaving or showing extensive knowledge gained through study.eruditionExtensive knowledge gained through study.eruptTo burst out suddenly and forcefully.eruptionA sudden bursting out from within.escapeGetting free of something unwanted or distressing.esplanadeA broad, level walkway, especially beside water.espressoStrong coffee made by forcing hot water through finely ground coffee beans.essayA short piece of writing about a subject.essayTo try to do something.evacuateTo empty a place or container by removing its contents.evacuationRemoval of the contents of a place or container.evadeTo escape or avoid facing someone or something.evaporateTo turn from liquid into vapor.evaporationThe change of a liquid into vapor.evasionThe act of avoiding something one does not want to face.eventAn occurrence at a particular time.eventualHappening in the end after time or development.evictTo force someone to leave property or housing through legal action.evictionThe legal removal of a tenant or occupant from property.evidenceFacts or signs that support a conclusion or make something apparent.evidentEasy to see or understand.eviscerateTo remove the internal organs of a body.evocationThe act of bringing a feeling, memory, or image to mind.evocativeBringing strong memories, images, or feelings to mind.evokeBring something to mind or stir a feeling or response.evolutionChange and development over successive stages.evolveTo give off a substance or energy.evolveTo develop or change gradually over time.exacerbateTo make something bad worse.exacerbationA worsening of a problem or medical condition.exactTo demand and obtain through force, authority, or effort.exactPrecise and free from error.exactionA harshly imposed demand or what it requires.exactitudeCareful accuracy and precision.exaggerateTo describe something as greater or more extreme than it really is.exaggerationA statement or portrayal that makes something seem greater than it really is.exaltTo lift someone or something to a higher position.exaltationRaising someone to a position of great honor.exampleA particular case that illustrates a broader idea or method.exasperateTo irritate or frustrate someone intensely.exasperationA feeling of intense irritation or frustrated impatience.excavateTo dig out earth to uncover something or create a space.excavationThe removal of earth by digging.exceedTo be greater than a limit or expected amount.excellencyThe quality of being exceptionally good or distinguished.exceptLeaving something out of a general statement or rule.exceptionAn objection or feeling of offense at something.exceptionA case that does not follow the usual rule or pattern.excerptA passage selected from a longer work, or selecting such a passage.excessAn amount beyond what is needed, usual, or reasonable.excessiveMore than is reasonable, necessary, or acceptable.exchangeThe giving of one thing in return for another.exciseTo remove by cutting out.exciteTo stimulate greater activity or feeling.exclaimTo say something suddenly with strong feeling.exclamationA sudden expression of strong feeling.excludeTo keep someone or something from entering, participating, or being included.exclusionThe act or state of keeping someone or something out.exclusiveLimited to particular people or a particular source.exclusiveLeaving out something specified from consideration or calculation.excommunicateFormal exclusion from membership in a church community.excommunicationFormal exclusion from membership or participation in a church community.excoriationScraping away or damaging the skin.excrementWaste matter discharged from the bowels.excreteTo release waste substances from the body or its cells.excretionThe discharge of waste from a living body or its cells.exculpateClear someone of blame or alleged guilt.excursionA short journey away from one's usual location.excusableAcceptable enough to be forgiven or overlooked.excuseTo release someone from blame or an obligation.execrableExtremely bad or deserving strong disgust.execrateTo regard or denounce something with intense hatred.executeTo carry out an action with the required steps.executeTo put someone to death as an official punishment.executionThe carrying out of an action or instruction.executionThe putting of a condemned person to death.exemptFree from a requirement, or to make someone or something free from it.exemptionPermission not to meet an obligation that normally applies.exertTo put power or effort into use.exeuntUsed as a stage direction telling several actors to leave.exfoliateTo remove or shed thin layers from a surface.exfoliationThe removal or shedding of thin outer layers.exhalationThe release of breath from the lungs.exhaleBreathe air out of the lungs.exhaustTo use up something completely.exhaustWaste gases discharged by an engine.exhaustionThe complete or near-complete depletion of a resource.exhibitSomething displayed for others to see or inspect.exhibitionA display presented for others to see.exhibitorA person or organization that displays or presents something to the public.exhilarateTo make someone feel very happy, excited, and energized.exhumationThe act of digging up something buried, especially a body.exhumeTo uncover something buried, especially a dead body.exigentRequiring unusually great effort or care.exigentRequiring immediate attention or action.existto be real or presentexistenceThe state of being real or alive.exitA departure from a place or situation.exonerateTo officially clear someone of blame or accusation.exonerationThe act of clearing someone of blame or guilt.exorbitantFar higher than is reasonable.expandTo increase the size or extent of something.expanseA wide, continuous area or stretch of something.expansionGrowth beyond an earlier size or extent.expectTo regard something as likely to happen or be provided.expectantAwaiting an anticipated event.expectationA belief about what will or should happen.expectorantAiding the clearing of mucus from the airways.expelTo force someone or something out.expendUse up resources for a purpose.expenseA cost incurred to obtain or accomplish something.expirationThe act of breathing air out.expireTo reach the end of an allotted period.expireTo breathe out air.explainTo make something clear by describing it or giving reasons.explanationA statement that makes something understandable or gives its reason.explanatoryHelping to make something understandable.expletiveA swearword or profane expression.expletiveA word or expression that fills grammatical or rhythmic space rather than adding meaning.explicableAble to be explained or understood.explicationA detailed explanation or interpretation of something.explicitStated or depicted directly and clearly.explodeTo burst apart suddenly and forcefully.explodeTo show that a belief or myth is false.exploitTo use something to gain an advantage.exploitA notable or daring achievement.explosionA sudden, forceful burst of energy.exponentA number or symbol indicating the power to which a quantity is raised.exponentA person who represents an idea through words or actions.exportTo send goods or services out to another country.exposeTo make hidden information known.expositionAn explanation that presents the information needed to understand something.expositionA large public exhibition or fair.expoundTo explain an idea or theory in detail.expressTo put a thought or feeling into explicit words or other signs.expressrapid transport or delivery serviceexpressto force out liquid or air by pressureexpressionA form that conveys a thought, feeling, or meaning.expressionThe production of a gene product or manifestation of a genetic trait.expressiveClearly showing or communicating thoughts, feelings, or meaning.expropriationThe taking of property from its owner, especially by a government.expulsionThe act of forcing someone or something out.expungeTo erase completely from a record or memory.exquisiteExceptionally fine or delicate.exquisiteFelt with extreme intensity.extantStill existing, especially from the past.extendTo stretch something's reach beyond its previous limits.extensibleAble to be made longer or expanded.extensionAn addition that takes something beyond its previous limits.extensionA movement that straightens a bent joint.extensiveLarge in amount, area, or scope.extentHow far something reaches or applies.extenuateTo make wrongdoing seem less serious by offering a partial excuse.exterminateTo kill an entire group of living things.exterminationThe killing or complete destruction of an entire group.exterminatorA person or company that kills pests.extinctNo longer in existence.extinctionThe complete end of something's existence.extinguishTo put out a fire or light.extolTo praise highly and enthusiastically.extortTo obtain something through threats or coercion.extortionObtaining money or another benefit through threats or force.extractTo draw something out of a larger source.extractionThe process of removing or obtaining something from a source.extractionA person's family or ethnic origin.extraditionOfficial surrender of an accused or convicted person to another jurisdiction.exuberanceLively energy and enthusiasmexuberanceThe quality of being richly plentifulexuberantFull of energy and enthusiasm.exuberantGrowing or existing in great abundance.exudeTo release a substance slowly from within.exultantFilled with joy at a success or victory.exultationGreat joy, especially at a success or victory.ineluctableImpossible to avoid or resist.inevitableCertain to happen and impossible to avoid.inexcusableToo wrong or careless to be justified or forgiven.inexorableImpossible to stop or persuade to change.inexplicableImpossible or very difficult to explain.scaldTo heat a liquid almost to boiling.scaldA burn caused by hot liquid or steam, or to cause such a burn.scourgeA cause of severe suffering or punishment, or the act of inflicting it.soarTo fly upward or high in the air.spawnThe production of eggs or young by aquatic animals.spurgeA plant of the euphorbia family with milky sap.squadA small group of people who act or associate together.squareA four-sided figure with equal sides and right angles.squareA person considered uncool for being conventional.squashSqueezing or crowding into a smaller space.squashAn indoor racket sport played by hitting a ball against a wall.svelteAttractively slender and graceful in appearance.