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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Infix \In*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infixed}; p. pr & vb n. {Infixing}.] [L. infixus p. p of infigere to infix; pref. in- in + figere to fix: cf F. infixer. See {Fix}.] 1. To set to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in as to infix a sting, spear, or dart. --Shak. The fatal dart a ready passage found And deep within her heart infixed the wound. --Dryden. 2. To implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as principles, thoughts, or instructions; as to infix good principles in the mind, or ideas in the memory. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Infix \In"fix\, n. Something infixed. [R.] --Welsford. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: infix n : an affix that is inserted inside the word v 1: put or introduce into the body of something "insert a picture into the text" [syn: {insert}, {enter}, {introduce}] 2: attach a morpheme into a stem word
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