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Words with ab-
absenceabuseabnormalabnormallyabortabortedabortingabortionabortsabsentabsorbabsorbedabsorbingabsorbsabstractabstractionabusedabusesabusingabusiveabductabductedabductingabductsaberrationaberrationsabhorabhorredabhorrenceabhorrentabhorringabhorsabjectabnormalitiesabnormalityabortionsabortiveabrasiveabrasivesabruptabruptlyabscessabscessedabscessesabscondabscondedabscondingabscondsabsencesabsenteeabsentingabsolutesabsolveabsolvedabsolvesabsolvingabsorbentabsorptionabuserabusers

ab- root words — words with the ab- root

The root ab- comes from Latin ab, meaning away. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including absence, abuse, abnormal, abnormally, abort, aborted, aborting, abortion, aborts, absent, absorb, absorbed. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ab- root

Explore words with ab- — words containing the ab- root and sharing its sense of "away". Examples include absence, abuse, abnormal, abnormally, abort, aborted, aborting, abortion, aborts, absent, absorb, absorbed. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ab- mean?

The ab- root means away, from Latin ab. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.

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