Word Parts - de-

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de- : Latin: from, away from, off; wholly, entirely, utterly, complete; reverse the action of, undo; the negation or reversal of the notion expressed in the primary word

decease - event or act of dying, depart from life; deduct - take away or subtract; derogatory - tending to detract or diminish; desensitize - make insensible, to deaden; detoxification - process of removing a poison or toxin from the body; deport - expel from a country; depose - removes someone from office or power; depreciation - reduce or lower the value; deny - declare something not true.

And for you:

deletion, demerit, demise, decrypt, deface, degression, delete, deflate, defrost, decelerate.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary