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English Dictionary: affix by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
affix
n
  1. a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
v
  1. attach to; "affix the seal here"
    Synonym(s): affix, stick on
  2. add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
    Synonym(s): append, add on, supplement, affix
  3. attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Affix \Af"fix\, n.; pl. {Affixes}. [L. affixus, p. p. of
      affigere: cf. F. affixe.]
      That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters
      or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Affix \Af*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affixed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Affixing}.] [LL. affixare, L. affixus, p. p. of affigere to
      fasten to; ad + figere to fasten: cf. OE. affichen, F.
      afficher, ultimately fr. L. affigere. See {Fix}.]
      1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append
            to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a
            word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's
            name to a writing.
  
      2. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.
  
                     Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves
                     of a plant improper for their food.   --Ray.
  
      3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to
            ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a
            person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.
  
      4. To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as,
            eyes affixed upon the ground. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      Syn: To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.
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