1 definition found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prefix \Pre*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prefixed}; p. pr & vb
n. {Prefixing}.] [L. praefixus p. p. of praefigere to fix or
fasten before prae before + figere to fix: cf F. pr['e]fix
fixed beforehand, determined, pr['e]fixer to prefix. See
Fix.]
1. To put or fix before or at the beginning of another
thing as to prefix a syllable to a word or a condition
to an agreement.
2. To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish
antecedently. [Obs.] `` Prefixed bounds. '' --Locke.
And now he hath to her prefixt a day --Spenser.
more about prefixed
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
