Latin Prefixes - E-, Ex- out, from, away, In-, Im- in, into, over, against, on
emigrate - move out of a country. Where did you emigrate from?
immigrate - move into a country. America receives immigrants from all countries.
eminent - distinguished, noteworthy. My son became an eminent painter.
imminent - impending. The low pressure storm caused the births of many babies to be more imminent.
enervate - enfeeble, weaken. I was very enervated by the strong showing of the opposition.
excise - cut out. I excised the rotten part of the fruit.
incise - carve, engrave. The initials on the tree were incised with a knife.
inhibit - restrain, repress. Do not let your emotions remain inhibited.
impugn - assail by words, contradict. No one impugned the record keeper.
incarcerate - imprison. He was incarcerated after his 3rd DUI.
Can you think of others?
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