Definition of affix
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Examples of affix in a Sentence
affix a first-class stamp to the envelope
Recent Examples of affix from the Web
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The money, the opportunity to start his pro career and the fact pitching coach Rusty Filter had left Stanford were enough to persuade Mercado to affix his name to a pro contract.
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On the community’s mind this year: Indigenous peoples’ rights, Seattle’s history as an epicenter of protest and a pushback against harmful stigmas affixed to the transgender community.
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Wade, James and Bosh have yet to play a game together, but the league-wide bulls-eye already is affixed.
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Justine Skye took the innerwear-as-outerwear trend and leveled it up with a metallic train affixed to a satin bodice.
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Starting from the center and moving outward, affix pearls to sandals using the craft glue.
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But the spotlight was mostly affixed to the cast of Dear Evan Hansen, particularly its star Ben Platt, who picked up a best-actor Tony to thunderous applause.
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But the spotlight was mostly affixed to the cast of Dear Evan Hansen, particularly its star Ben Platt, who picked up a best-actor Tony to thunderous applause.
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As Liam walks along a black strip of plastic affixed to the floor, a series of eight infrared cameras connected to a computer near the back of the room track the movement of the markers.
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Origin and Etymology of affix
Latin affixus, past participle of affigere to fasten to, from ad- + figere to fasten — more at fix
Synonym Discussion of affix
Definition of affix
1 grammar : one or more sounds or letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning or end of a word, base, or phrase or inserted within a word or base and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form The affix in the word “attendance” is “-ance.”
2 : appendage
Origin and Etymology of affix
see 1affix
Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms
AFFIX Defined for English Language Learners
affix
playDefinition of affix for English Language Learners
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: to attach (something) to something else
affix
playDefinition of affix for English Language Learners
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grammar : a letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning : a prefix or suffix
AFFIX Defined for Kids
Definition of affix for Students
affixed
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1 : to attach firmly Affix the stamp to the envelope.
2 : to add to something else He affixed his signature to the letter.
Definition of affix for Students
: a letter or group of letters (as a prefix or suffix) that comes at the beginning or end of a word and has a meaning of its own
Law Dictionary
affix
playLegal Definition of affix
1 : to attach physically
2 : to attach or add in any way affix a signature to a document
3 : to make by or as if by pressure affix my seal
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