Week 9 Word Roots, Year 1
pli- / plic- / -ply
Latin plicare A base word meaning:
fold Word Examples: apply, application, comply, complicate, duplicate, duplicity, multiply, multiplication, ply, pliable,
reply, replicate |
ex-
Greek ex-, Latin ex- A directional prefix meaning:
out, out of, former An intensifying prefix meaning: thoroughly Spelling Rules and Word Examples:
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-pel / -pell-
Latin pellere A base word meaning:
push, drive Word Examples: compel, dispel, propel, propellant, repel, repellant
Note: pell- is the combining form of this root word, as seen in the words propellant and repellant. |