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affix
[uh-fiks, af-iks]
verb (used with object)
to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed byto ).
to affix stamps to a letter.
to put or add on; append.
to affix a signature to a contract.
to impress (a seal or stamp).
to attach (blame, reproach, ridicule, etc.).
noun
something that is joined or attached.
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.
affix
/ ˌæfɪkˈseɪʃən, əˈfɪkstʃə /
verb
to attach, fasten, join, or stick
to affix a poster to the wall
to add or append
to affix a signature to a document
to attach or attribute (guilt, blame, etc)
Other Word Forms
- affixable adjective
- affixal adjective
- affixial adjective
- affixer noun
- affixment noun
- reaffix verb (used with object)
- unaffixed adjective
- affixation noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of affix1
Example Sentences
Visible most clearly in folds at the corners, the paper is carefully affixed to the surface of a wooden form.
In one image distributed by the department, a Sacramento County sheriff’s patch appeared to be affixed to a black backpack.
At the end of the pole sailors affixed a copper cylinder containing 135 pounds of black powder designed to explode on contact as it was pushed against the hull of a ship at close range.
They aim to make good on the message affixed to Dowdy’s tow truck: “Don’t Make It We Take It.”
Jackson’s arm, which was amputated before his death, is now separated from his body and affixed to the edge of the statue’s base.
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