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affix

[ verb uh-fiks; noun af-iks ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed by to ):

    to affix stamps to a letter.

  2. to put or add on; append:

    to affix a signature to a contract.

  3. to impress (a seal or stamp).
  4. to attach (blame, reproach, ridicule, etc.).


noun

  1. something that is joined or attached.
  2. Grammar. a bound inflectional or derivational element, as a prefix, infix, or suffix, added to a base or stem to form a fresh stem or a word, as -ed added to want to form wanted, or im- added to possible to form impossible.

affix

/ ˌæfɪkˈseɪʃən; əˈfɪkstʃə /

verb

  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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • affixation, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ھa· adjective
  • ·ھ· [a-, fik, -s, uh, l], ·ھ·· [a-, fik, -see-, uh, l], adjective
  • ·ھİ noun
  • ·ھmԳ noun
  • a·ھ verb (used with object)
  • ܲa·ھ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of affix1

1525–35; < Latin ڴīܲ fastened to (past participle of ڴī ), equivalent to af- af- + ī- fasten + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of affix1

C15: from Medieval Latin ڴھ, from ad- to + ھ to fix
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Example Sentences

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“Under this well-settled legal understanding,” the OLC opinion continued, “an individual could sign a document by directing that his signature be affixed to it by another.”

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It’s an artificial-intelligence-generated tool that reviews the article to affix a ranking on where the piece supposedly lands on the political spectrum.

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Oliverson's name is regularly affixed to some of the most hateful legislation coming out of the Lone Star State.

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As a celebrity businessman, he affixed his name to the facades of his skyscrapers and licensed his name to an array of products, from hotels to wines.

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As the story goes, Hockney appeared on deck with a bucket of blue paint and a broom affixed with a paintbrush to get the job done.

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