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in⋅fix

  [v. in-fiks, in-fiks; n. in-fiks]
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–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.”
Origin:
1495–1505; < L infīxus ptp. of infīgere to fasten in. See in- 2 , fix

Related forms:
in⋅fix⋅ion  [in-fik-shuhn] , noun

Synonyms:
3. inculcate.
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in·fix   (ĭn-fĭks')   
tr.v.   in·fixed, in·fix·ing, in·fix·es
  1. To fix in the mind; instill.
  2. Linguistics To insert (a morphological element) into the body of a word.
n.   Linguistics (ĭn'fĭks')
An inflectional or derivational element appearing in the body of a word. For example, in Tagalog, the active verb sulat "write" can be converted to a passive, "written," by inserting the infix -in-, yielding sinulat.

[Back-formation from Middle English infixed, stuck in, from Latin īnfīxus, past participle of īnfīgere, to fasten in : in-, in; see in-2 + fīgere, to fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.]
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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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