infix
[ verb in-fiks, in-fiks; noun in-fiks ]
/ verb ɪnˈfɪks, ˈɪnˌfɪks; noun ˈɪnˌfɪks /
verb (used with object)
to fix, fasten, or drive in: He infixed the fatal spear.
to implant: to infix a habit.
to instill (a fact, idea, etc.) in the mind or memory; impress.
Grammar. to add as an infix.
verb (used without object)
Grammar. (of a linguistic form) to admit an infix.
noun
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.”
Nearby words
infinity, infirm, infirmarian, infirmary, infirmity, infix, infl., inflame, inflammable, inflammation, inflammatory
Related forms
in·fix·ion [in-fik-shuhn] /ɪnˈfɪk ʃən/, nounun·in·fixed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for infix
It is more than to infuse, it is to infix it in such a manner as that it never may wear out.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies|Samuel JohnsonI have a friend who loves me as his life, and in whose breast I should infix a mortal sting if I ungratefully left him.
Mathilda|Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
British Dictionary definitions for infix
infix
verb (ɪnˈfɪks, ˈɪnˌfɪks)
(tr) to fix firmly in
(tr) to instil or inculcate
grammar to insert (an affix) or (of an affix) to be inserted into the middle of a word
noun (ˈɪnˌfɪks)
grammar an affix inserted into the middle of a word
Derived Forms
infixation or infixion (ɪnˈfɪkʃən), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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