Question

Adding the prefix de- to the word value makes a word that means

Answer 1

Answer:

Adding the prefix de- to the word "value" makes the word "devalue". Please read the explanation below.

Explanation:

Adding the prefix de- to the word "value" makes the word "devalue", which means to reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of something or someone.

A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of words. Their addition changes the word's meaning and consequently creates a new word. The prefix de- comes from Latin and indicates a reduction in intensity, a removal, a separation, a descent, an opposite. Thus, when we add it to the word "value", it indicates a reduction in the value, in the importance of something or someone.

Answer 2

De as in opposite 

example : opposite of value is devalue