-fuge

suffix

Used to signify a noun that dispels or removes.

“Latin febris (“fever”) + -fuge → febrifuge”

OriginLatin -fugus →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to signify a noun that dispels or removes.

    Latin febris (“fever”) + -fuge → febrifuge

Origin

  1. Latin-fugus
  2. English-fuge

From Latin -fugus.

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Cite this entry
APA

-fuge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-fuge

MLA

“-fuge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-fuge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-fuge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-fuge.

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