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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

Verb

to attach or fasten

Noun

a word or syllable added to a word to produce a derived or inflected form, such as -ment in establishment [Medieval Latin affixare]

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 << OPPOSITE remove

Translations

affix [əˈfɪks] vt [+ signature] → estampar [+ stamp]; pegar

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affix [əˈfɪks] vt → apposer, ajouter

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affix [əˈfɪks] vt → aufkleben

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affix [əˈfɪks] vt → apporre; attaccare

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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 첨부하다 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 粘上 прикріпляти; прикладати چسپاں کرنا dán 粘上