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in⋅fix
[v. in-fiks, in-fiks; n. in-fiks]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to fix, fasten, or drive in: He infixed the fatal spear. |
| 2. | to implant: to infix a habit. |
| 3. | to instill (a fact, idea, etc.) in the mind or memory; impress. |
| 4. | Grammar. to add as an infix. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | Grammar. (of a linguistic form) to admit an infix. |
–noun
| 6. | Grammar. an affix that is inserted within the body of the element to which it is added, as Latin m in accumbō “I lie down,” as compared with accubuī “I lay down.” |
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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.Infix
In"fix\, n. Something infixed. [R.] --Welsford.
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