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English Dictionary: Infix by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
infix
n
  1. an affix that is inserted inside the word
v
  1. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
    Synonym(s): insert, infix, enter, introduce
  2. attach a morpheme into a stem word
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Infix \In"fix\, n.
      Something infixed. [R.] --Welsford.
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