affixal
ɪks 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
5.
something that is joined or attached.
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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin affīxus fastened to (past participle of affīgere), equivalent to af- af- + fīg- fasten + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
1525–35; < Latin affīxus fastened to (past participle of affīgere), equivalent to af- af- + fīg- fasten + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
af·fix·a·ble, adjective
af·fix·er, noun
af·fix·ment, noun
re·af·fix, verb (used with object)
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| affix | |
| —vb | |
| 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) |
| —n | |
| 4. | prefix suffix See also infix 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 |
| 5. | something fastened or attached; appendage |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin affixāre, from ad- to + fixāre to | |
| affixation | |
| —n | |
| affixture | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
affix
1530s, from M.L. affixare, freq. of L. affigere (pp. affixus) "fasten to," from ad- "to" + figere "fasten" (see fix). First used by Scottish writers and perhaps from M.Fr. affixer, a temporarily re-Latinized spelling of O.Fr. afichier (modern Fr. afficher).
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