ad-

or ac- or af- or ag- or al- or ap- or as- or at- prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin, from ad — more at at 1. to ; toward — usually ac- before c, k, or q <

acculturation

> and af- before f <

affluent

> and ag- before g <

aggradation

> and al- before l <

alliteration

> and ap- before p <

apportion

> and as- before s <

assuasive

> and at- before t <

attune

> and ad- before other sounds but sometimes ad- even before one of the listed consonants <

adsorb

> 2. near ; adjacent to — in this sense always in the form ad- <

adrenal

>