prefix

prefix (something) to (something else)

To attach a particular prefix to the beginning of a word. Confusingly, prefixing "in-" to "flammable" doesn't create a negative, which is what you would normally expect. You need to prefix something to it if you want to change it from a noun to a verb.
See also: prefix
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

prefix something to something

to place something at the beginning of a word or part of a word. If you prefix a re- to some verbs, you get an entirely different meaning. You can't prefix anything to some verbs.
See also: prefix
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • prefix (something) to (something else)
  • prefix to
  • attach
  • attach oneself to
  • attach to
  • attached
  • attached to
  • label (someone, something, or oneself) with (something)
  • label with
  • accentuate
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