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af·fix  (-fks)

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. Grammar To add as an affix.

n. (fks)

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.

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[Medieval Latin affixre, frequentative of Latin affgere, affix- : ad-, ad- + fgere, to fasten; see dhg^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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af·fixa·ble adj.

affixal adj.

affixal·ly adv.

af·fixer n.

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affix

vb [əˈfɪks] (tr; usually foll by to or on)

1. to attach, fasten, join, or stick to affix a poster to the wall

2. to add or append to affix a signature to a document

3. to attach or attribute (guilt, blame, etc.)

n [ˈæfɪks]

1. (Linguistics / Grammar) a linguistic element added to a word or root to produce a derived or inflected form: -ment in establishment is a derivational affix; -s in drowns is an inflectional affix See also prefix, suffix, infix

2. something fastened or attached; appendage

[from Medieval Latin affixāre, from ad- to + fixāre to fix]

affixation  [ˌæfɪkˈseɪʃən], affixture [əˈfɪkstʃə] n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affix - a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" bound form, bound morpheme - a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns prefix - an affix that is added in front of the word postfix, suffix - an affix that is added at the end of the word infix - an affix that is inserted inside the word
Verb	1.	affix - attach to; "affix the seal here" stick on stamp - affix a stamp to; "Are the letters properly stamped?" attach - cause to be attached seal - affix a seal to; "seal the letter" post - affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning" plaster - affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall"
	2.	affix - add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" append, add on, supplement attach - cause to be attached annex - attach to
	3.	affix - attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem" attach - cause to be attached prefix - attach a prefix to; "prefixed words" suffix - attach a suffix to; "suffix words" infix - attach a morpheme into a stem word

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affix

verb attach, add, join, stick on, bind, put on, tag, glue, paste, tack, fasten, annex, append, subjoin Complete the form and affix four tokens.
remove, take off, detach, disconnect, unfasten, unglue

Translations

affix

A. [əˈfɪks] VT [+ signature] → poner, añadir; [+ stamp] → poner, pegar; [+ seal] → imprimir
to affix a notice to the wall → pegar un anuncio en la pared

B. N [ˈæfɪks] (Ling) → afijo m

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affix [əˈfɪks] vt

[+ stamp, label, sticker] → coller
to affix sth to sth → coller qch à qch

[+ signature] → apposer
to affix one's signature to sth → apposer sa signature à qch

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affix¹

vt → anbringen (→ to auf +dat); seal → setzen (→ to auf +acc); signature → setzen (→ to unter +acc)

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affix²

n (Gram) → Affix nt

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affix¹ [əˈfɪks] vt (signature) → apporre; (stamp) → attaccare

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affix² [ˈæfɪks] n (Gram) → affisso

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affix

v affix [əˈfiks]

to attach (something) to an object etc Affix the stamp to the envelope. vasheg يُضِيف، يُلْصِق прикрепям připojit, připevnit, přilepit klæbe; fæstne; fastgøre befestigen, anbringen επικολλώ pegar, fijar kinnitama ضمیمه کردن؛ چسباندن kiinnittää apposer לְהַצְמִיד, לְהַדְבִּיק, לְצָרֶף संयुक्त करना, जोड़ना zalijepiti ráragaszt memasang, membubuhkan festa á/við attaccare, apporre 添える 붙이다 pritvirtinti, priklijuoti piestiprināt menampal vasthechten feste, klebe przylepić, przyczepić afixar a aplica, a pune (pe) прикреплять pripojiť, prilepiť nalepiti prilepiti fästa ติด; ผูก eklemek, iliştirmek 粘在…上 прикріпляти; прикладати چسپاں کرنا dán 粘上