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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Affix \Af"fix\, n.; pl {Affixes}. [L. affixus p. p. of affigere: cf F. affixe.] That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word a suffix; a postfix. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Affix \Af*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affixed}; p. pr & vb n. {Affixing}.] [LL. affixare L. affixus p. p. of affigere to fasten to ad + figere to fasten: cf OE affichen F. afficher ultimately fr L. affigere See {Fix}.] 1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end to append to to fix to any part of as to affix a syllable to a word to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing. 2. To fix or fasten in any way to attach physically. Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food. --Ray. 3. To attach, unite, or connect with as names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one 4. To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon as eyes affixed upon the ground. [Obs.] --Spenser. Syn: To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: affix n : a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form v 1: attach to "affix the seal here" [syn: {stick on}] 2: add to the very end "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" [syn: {append}, {add on}, {supplement}] 3: attach or become attached to a stem word of grammatical morphemes
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