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单词 -fuge
释义

-fuge


a combining form occurring in compound words which have the general sense “something that repels or drives away” whatever is specified by the initial element: vermifuge.

Origin of -fuge

<French <Latin -fugus, derivative of fugāre to drive away

Words nearby -fuge

fugacious, fugacity, fugal, Fugard, fugato, -fuge, fuggedaboutit, Fugger, fugio, fugitive, Fugitive Slave Act
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British Dictionary definitions for -fuge

-fuge

n combining form

indicating an agent or substance that expels or drives awayvermifuge

Derived forms of -fuge

-fugal, adj combining form

Word Origin for -fuge

from Latin fugāre to expel, put to flight
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Medical definitions for -fuge

-fuge

suff.

One that expels or drives away:vermifuge.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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