infix

American  

[in-fiks, in-fiks, in-fiks] / ɪnˈfɪks, ˈɪnˌfɪks, ˈɪnˌfɪks /

noun

1. Grammar. a morpheme or an entire word that is inserted within the body of another word or element, as Latin m in accumbō “I lie down,” as compared with accubuī “I lay down.”

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verb (used with object)

infixes, present (3rd person singular) infixed, past participle, past infixing present participle

1. to fix, fasten, or drive in.

   He infixed the fatal spear.

2. to instill (a fact, idea, etc.) in the mind or memory; impress.

   Your childhood trauma infixed these specific fears in your mind.

   Synonyms:

   inculcate

3. Grammar. to add as an infix.

   The English language infixes only a small set of expletives and euphemisms, as in “fan-freakin-tastic” or “abso-bloody-lutely.”

verb (used without object)

infixes, present (3rd person singular) infixed, past participle, past infixing present participle

1. Grammar. (of a linguistic form) to admit an infix.

   Polysyllabic words in English infix just before the stressed syllable, as in “abso-frickin-LUTEly.”

adjective

1. Mathematics, Computers. of or relating to operator notation that occurs between the operands, such as the symbols for addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division when written in a linear equation.

   We are familiar with infix notation from elementary math class, and it can also be used in logic statements or computer programming languages.

infix British  

/ ɪnˈfɪkʃən /

verb

1. (tr) to fix firmly in

2. (tr) to instil or inculcate

3. grammar to insert (an affix) or (of an affix) to be inserted into the middle of a word

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noun

1. grammar an affix inserted into the middle of a word

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• infixion
  noun
• uninfixed
  adjective
• infixation
  noun

Conjugated Forms

Present

• have infixed
  perfect
• has infixed
  perfect 3rd person singular
• has been infixing
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• have been infixing
  perfect progressive
• is infixing
  progressive 3rd person singular
• am infixing
  progressive 1st person singular
• are infixing
  progressive
• infixing
  participle
• infixes
  singular 3rd person

Past

• had infixed
  perfect
• had been infixing
  perfect progressive
• was infixing
  progressive singular
• were infixing
  progressive plural
• infixed
  simple
• infixed
  participle

Future

• will infix
  simple
• will have infixed
  perfect
• will have been infixing
  perfect progressive
• will be infixing
  progressive

Etymology

Origin of infix

First recorded in 1495–1505; from Latin infīxus, past participle of infīgere “to fasten in”; see in- ², fix