-fugo
Italian
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- used to form a noun that removes, exterminates, or expels; -fuge
- vermi (“worms”) + -fugo → vermifugo (“vermifuge”)
- zanzare (“mosquitos”) + -fugo → zanzarifugo (“mosquito repellent”)
- used to form a noun that is moved away from
- Antonym: -peto
- centro (“center”) + -fugo → centrifugo (“centrifuge”)