infix

infix

verb

Definition of INFIX

1

to produce a vivid impression of <a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade>

Synonyms brand, etch, impress, imprint, infix, ingrain (also engrain)

Related Words enroot, imbue, implant, inculcate, infuse, instill; fix, set, stamp

Near Antonyms blot out, erase, expunge, obliterate

2

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set <a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win>

Synonyms breed, enroot, inculcate, infix, inseminate, instill, plant, sow

Related Words drive, hammer, pound; embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), fix, lodge, root; imbue, infuse, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse