ate To perform to put into action to bring about Examples Intoxicate intoxic ate to bring about a state of drunkenness or intoxication Fixate fixate to fix Vacate vac ate to make vacant ID: 915333
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DV lesson 2-Word Terminals
Slide2-ate
To perform; to put into action; to bring about
Examples:
Intoxicate (
intoxic
/ate
): to bring about a state of
drunkenness
or
intoxication
Fixate (fix/ate): to fix
Vacate (
vac
/ate): to make vacant
Slide3-ac
Affected by, having; frequently, one who is affected by
* In lesson 1, -ac also meant pertaining to
EX: Maniac (
mani
/ac): a wildly or violently insane person
Slide4-ad
Toward, in the direction of
Ex:
Cephalad
(
cephal
/ad) toward
This terminal is rare because it can also be used as a prefix with the same meaning
Adnerval
(ad/
nerval
): toward a nerve
Asaxial
(ad/axial): toward an axis
Slide5-form
Having the same form; shaped-like;
resembling
Ex:
Dentiform
(
denti
/form): shaped like a tooth
Uniform (
uni
/form): all of one shape
Slide6-ion
Action; condition resulting from action
Ex: incision (
incis
/ion): the act or
result
of cutting into
Action (act/ion): the result of acting
Slide7-ior
Roughly meaning moving toward
This terminal is called a “comparative” by the dictionaries and indicates “a higher degree”. It corresponds to many common English words ending in –
er
.
Super/
ior
high/
er
more above
Inter/
ior
inn/
er
more toward the inside
Exter
/or out/
er
more toward the outside
Slide8-or
Action; result; that which does something or has some particular function
Ex:
Elevator (
elevat
/or): that which elevates or raises
Flexor(flex/or): that which flexes or bends
Slide9-ous
Full of; abounding in; having
Ex:
fam
/
ous
, danger/
ous
, poison/
ous
Slide10-ure
Result of an actions; means of an action; device
Ex: exposure (expos/
ure
): result of being exposed