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affixal

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af⋅fix

  [v. uh-fiks; n. af-iks]
Use affixal in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to fasten, join, or attach (usually fol. 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.
6. 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.

Origin:
1525–35; < L affīxus fastened to (ptp. of affīgere), equiv. to af- af- + fīg- fasten + -sus, var. of -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
af⋅fix⋅a⋅ble, adjective
af⋅fix⋅al  [a-fik-suhl] , af⋅fix⋅i⋅al  [a-fik-see-uhl] , adjective
af⋅fix⋅er, noun
af⋅fix⋅ment, noun
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af·fix   (ə-fĭks')   
tr.v.   af·fixed, af·fix·ing, af·fix·es

  1. To secure to something; attach: affix a label to a package.

  2. To impute; attribute: affix blame to him.

  3. To place at the end; append: affix a postscript to a letter.

  4. Grammar To add as an affix.

n.   (āf'ĭks')

  1. Something that is attached, joined, or added; an appendage or addition.

  2. Linguistics A word element, such as a prefix or suffix, that can only occur attached to a base, stem, or root.


[Medieval Latin affixāre, frequentative of Latin affīgere, affix- : ad-, ad- + fīgere, to fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.]
af·fix'a·ble adj., af'fix'al adj., af'fix'al·ly adv., af·fix'er n.
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Word Origin & History

affix 
1533, 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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: af·fix
Pronunciation: &-'fiks, a-
Function: transitive verb
1 : to attach physically
2 : to attach or add in any way <affix a signature to a document>
3 : to make by or as if by pressure <affix my seal>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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