de-

prefix

1 in some verbs and nouns, shows an opposite: a depopulated area (=which all or most of the population has left) | deindustrialization (=becoming less industrial)

2 in some verbs, means to remove something or remove things from something: to debone the fish (=remove its bones) | The king was dethroned. (=removed from power)

3 in some verbs, means to make something less; reduce: to devalue the currency