Words beginning with ab-
ab- means away from, off. It comes from Latin.
abduct — to lead away
7 words on this site start with ab-
- Abduct
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
- Aberrant
one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
- Abnegation
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
- Absolute
something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative
- Absolution
the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
- Absolve
grant remission of a sin to
- Abstain
choose not to consume
Other words with ab-
Not part of our word list, but they carry the same prefix — useful for recognising it in the wild.
abduct · absent · abridge · absolve · abstain · aberrant · ablegate · absolute · absonant · abnegation · absolution