fuge- root words — words with the fuge- root

The root fuge- comes from Latin fugare, meaning to drive away, put to flight. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including febrifugal, febrifuge, insectifuge, vermifuge. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fuge- root

Explore words with fuge- — words containing the fuge- root and sharing its sense of "to drive away, put to flight". Examples include febrifugal, febrifuge, insectifuge, vermifuge. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does fuge- mean?

The fuge- root means to drive away, put to flight, from Latin fugare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.