as-

prefix

Away from.

“assail, assoil, assault, assoil, assemble, assent”

OriginLatin ab →
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Meanings

as-1

prefix
  1. idiomaticAway from.

    assail, assoil, assault, assoil, assemble, assent

as-2

prefix
  1. alternativeAlternative form of ad- (“to, toward”).

Origin

as- · prefix

  1. Latinab“of, off, from, away”
  2. Englishas-

Assimilated form of ab- + before -s-, from Latin ab (“of, off, from, away”).

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as- · prefix

  1. Latinad-
  2. Englishas-

Assimilated form of ad- before s. From Latin ad-.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as-.

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