ee- root words — words with the ee- root

The root ee- comes from Latin atus, meaning past-participle marker (a ship cut down). 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including abirritate, anticoagulating, arcuate, bijugate, centuplicate, cephalochordate, cerate, clavate, consternate, disorientate, fulgurate, mandibulate. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ee- root

Explore words with ee- — words containing the ee- root and sharing its sense of "past-participle marker (a ship cut down)". Examples include abirritate, anticoagulating, arcuate, bijugate, centuplicate, cephalochordate, cerate, clavate, consternate, disorientate, fulgurate, mandibulate. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ee- mean?

The ee- root means past-participle marker (a ship cut down), from Latin atus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.