Affix Definition
ə-fĭks
affixed, affixes, affixing
verb
affixed, affixes, affixing
To secure to something; attach.
Affix a label to a package.
American Heritage
To fasten; attach.
To affix a label to a bottle.
Webster's New World
To impute; attribute.
Affix blame to him.
American Heritage
To add at the end; append.
Webster's New World
To place at the end; append.
Affix a postscript to a letter.
American Heritage
noun
affixes
Something that is attached, joined, or added; an appendage or addition.
American Heritage
A thing affixed.
Webster's New World
A word element, such as a prefix or suffix, that can only occur attached to a base, stem, or root.
American Heritage
A prefix, suffix, or infix.
Webster's New World
That which is affixed; an appendage.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Affix
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Medieval Latin affīxāre frequentative of Latin affīgere affīx- ad- ad- fīgere to fasten dhīgw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French affixer or Medieval Latin (1533) affixare, frequentative of Latin affigere (past participle affixus), from ad- + figere.
From Wiktionary
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