affix

verb

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af·fix | \ ə-ˈfiks

, a- \

affixed; affixing; affixes

Definition of affix

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to attach physically affix a stamp to a letter

2 : to attach in any way : add, append affix a signature to a document

3 : impress affixed my seal

affix

noun

af·fix | \ ˈa-ˌfiks

Definition of affix (Entry 2 of 2)

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

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Other Words from affix

Verb

affixable \ ə-ˈfik-sə-bəl

, a- \ adjective

affixation \ ˌa-ˌfik-ˈsā-shən

\ noun

affixment \ ə-ˈfik-smənt

, a- \ noun

Noun

affixal \ ˈa-ˌfik-səl

\ or affixial \ a-ˈfik-sē-əl

\ adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms for affix

Synonyms: Verb

Antonyms: Verb

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Verb

fasten, fix, attach, affix mean to make something stay firmly in place. fasten implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing. fasten the reins to a post fix usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding. fixed the stake in the ground attach suggests a connecting or uniting by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together. attach the W-2 form here affix implies an imposing of one thing on another by gluing, impressing, or nailing. affix your address label here

Examples of affix in a Sentence

Verb affix a first-class stamp to the envelope

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Fully automatic weapons are only legal in Connecticut if they had been registered on or before Jan. 1, 2014, and those who make their own guns with a kit or a printer must obtain a serial number and affix it to the gun. — Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2022 So whatever label one wants to affix to them, the bottom line is this, there must be accountability. — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2022 In a city dominated by parking lots, having something, anything, to which riders can affix their set of wheels is a godsend. — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 4 Apr. 2022 Trevor Patton Crow was initially arrested on charges of first-degree possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to affix a tax stamp following a raid at his Tuscaloosa home on Tuesday. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 3 Mar. 2022 An herbarium is, in essence, a library of taminate them, and affix them to large sheets of stiff white paper to be stacked and stored landscapes and the human powers that shaped them. — Harpers Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022 Public Works staff are working to affix red tags to primary barrels along trash routes during the month of February. — courant.com, 27 Jan. 2022 By the end of 2021, 16 distinct bills were introduced as lawmakers vied to affix their names atop a piece of burn-pit legislation. — New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022 In his statement, Ek vowed that Spotify would affix warnings on podcast episodes that include conversations about COVID-19. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Feb. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun At each work-station, crews affix parts and the Lightnings begin to assume their familiar boxy shape. — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022 Breyer has long been an outspoken defender of the Supreme Court as a nonpartisan institution and bristled at the labels of 'liberal' and 'conservative' that many commentators and the media affix to individual justices. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2021 The contraption itself, which looks like an infant bouncer, affixes to the bulkhead. — Sarah Firshein, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Sep. 2019 See More

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History and Etymology for affix

Verb

borrowed from Latin affīxus, past participle of affīgere "to fasten (to), attach," from ad- ad- + fīgere "to drive in, insert" — more at fix entry 1

Noun

borrowed from Middle French affixe "notice, placard, element added to the base or stem of a word (originally in Hebrew grammar)," borrowed from Latin affīxus, past participle of affīgere "to fasten (to), attach" — more at affix entry 1