affix
[ verb uh-fiks; noun af-iks ]
/ verb əˈfɪks; noun ˈæf ɪks /
verb (used with object)
to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed by to): to affix stamps to a letter.
to put or add on; append: to affix a signature to a contract.
to impress (a seal or stamp).
to attach (blame, reproach, ridicule, etc.).
noun
something that is joined or attached.
Grammar.
a bound inflectional or derivational element, as a prefix, infix, or suffix, added to a base or stem to form a fresh stem or a word, as -ed added to want to form wanted, or im- added to possible to form impossible.
Compare
combining form.
Origin of affix
1525–35; < Latin
affīxus fastened to (past participle of
affīgere), equivalent to
af-
af- +
fīg- fasten +
-sus, variant of
-tus past participle suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for affix
affix
verb (əˈfɪks) (tr; usually foll by to or on)
to attach, fasten, join, or stick
to affix a poster to the wall
to add or append
to affix a signature to a document
to attach or attribute (guilt, blame, etc)
noun (ˈæfɪks)
Derived forms of affix
affixation (ˌæfɪkˈseɪʃən) or affixture (əˈfɪkstʃə), nounWord Origin for affix
C15: from Medieval Latin
affixāre, from
ad- to +
fixāre to
fix