affix
Americanverb (used with object)
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to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed byto ).
to affix stamps to a letter.
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to put or add on; append.
to affix a signature to a contract.
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to impress (a seal or stamp).
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to attach (blame, reproach, ridicule, etc.).
noun
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something that is joined or attached.
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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.
verb
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to attach, fasten, join, or stick
to affix a poster to the wall
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to add or append
to affix a signature to a document
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to attach or attribute (guilt, blame, etc)
noun
Other Word Forms
- affixable adjective
- affixal adjective
- affixation noun
- affixer noun
- affixial adjective
- affixment noun
- reaffix verb (used with object)
- unaffixed adjective
Etymology
Origin of affix
1525–35; < Latin affīxus fastened to (past participle of affīgere ), equivalent to af- af- + fīg- fasten + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
Example Sentences
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Lenders don’t offer conventional loans for manufactured homes because structures that aren’t affixed to land are considered personal property, not real estate.
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In scenes that required Smoke and Stack to appear in the same frame, filmmakers encircled Jordan’s head with a shoulder-mounted “halo rig” affixed with 10 small cameras.
From Los Angeles Times
Nearly three decades ago, he had “Titanic’s” Jack woo Rose by saying, “I see you” — a line he’d go on to repeat ad nauseam in “Avatar” — and now the phrase is affixed in ordinary conversation.
From Los Angeles Times
Video captured from a Ring doorbell affixed to a neighboring house showed an excavator digging near the home moments before the explosion.
From Los Angeles Times
The furnishings are as eclectic as the woman herself: A pink couch in one corner has four bowing swans affixed to each corner.
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