affix

Speech parts

1. affix - Noun

2. affix - Verb

Meaning

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.

To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.

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.

To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground.

That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

annex connect supplement unite append subjoin stick on mount moor rivet fay weld appendix ell interlink
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Antonyms

separate combat remove challenge contest break down
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Hypernyms

attach bound morpheme bound form

Hyponyms

post annex seal prefix stamp suffix

Phrases with the word

to affix affix to

Derivatives

affixed affixing affixes

Examples

As it is necessary to affix right ideas to words, I will, before I proceed further into the subject, offer some other observations on the word revelation. Thomas Paine

He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language Source: Internet

grammatical morphemes affix to the stem Source: Internet

affix the seal here Source: Internet

According to the data sheet, shown by jthendean, the motor driver will push supply 21A continuously if you can affix a heat sink to it. Source: Internet

Before this affix, continuants assimilate progressively (pes+ne- → pesse-) and stops regressively (korjat+ne- → korjanne-). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

affirming the consequent affirmingly affitin affix to affixable affixal