af·fix

(ə-fĭks′)

tr.v. af·fixed, af·fix·ing, af·fix·es

1. To secure to something; attach: affix a label to a package.

2. To impute; attribute: affix blame to him.

3. To place at the end; append: affix a postscript to a letter.

4. Linguistics To add as an affix.

n. (ăf′ĭks′)

1. Something that is attached, joined, or added; an appendage or addition.

2. Linguistics A word element, such as a prefix or suffix, that can only occur attached to a base, stem, or root.

[Medieval Latin affīxāre, frequentative of Latin affīgere, affīx- : ad-, ad- + fīgere, to fasten; see dhīg^w- in Indo-European roots.]

af·fix′a·ble adj.

af′fix′al adj.

af′fix′al·ly adv.

af·fix′er n.

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affixer

(əˈfɪksə)

a person or a thing that attaches or affixes something

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