1
as in to etch
to produce a vivid impression of a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade

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2
as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win

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How does the verb infix differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of infix are implant, inculcate, inseminate, and instill. While all these words mean "to introduce into the mind," infix stresses firmly inculcating a habit of thought.

infixed a chronic cynicism

When would implant be a good substitute for infix?

Although the words implant and infix have much in common, implant implies teaching that makes for permanence of what is taught.

implanted a love of reading in her students

When is it sensible to use inculcate instead of infix?

The words inculcate and infix can be used in similar contexts, but inculcate implies persistent or repeated efforts to impress on the mind.

tried to inculcate in him high moral standards

When could inseminate be used to replace infix?

The meanings of inseminate and infix largely overlap; however, inseminate applies to a sowing of ideas in many minds so that they spread through a class or nation.

inseminated an unquestioning faith in technology

When might instill be a better fit than infix?

The words instill and infix are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, instill stresses gradual, gentle imparting of knowledge over a long period of time.

instill traditional values in your children

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  • After dropping 43 points against Golden State on Tuesday, Doncic somehow topped it, finishing with 49 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists and etching his name in the history books for several reasons.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • While fans may no longer watch those familiar white discs spiral across the field, the memories remain—etched in photos, in inside jokes, and in the hearts of those who once stood shoulder to shoulder, laughing as flour dust filled the West Texas air.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Not Watering Enough Many gardeners water fruit trees for the first few weeks after planting, but then significantly reduce watering or stop watering entirely.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Fall is a great time to plant daylilies because plants have a long time to establish roots before blooming, often resulting in improved flowering the first season.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • The recipe was so iconic, it's engraved on Nelson's headstone in Dow City Cemetery in Iowa.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The yellow-gold bezel is engraved with the F1 logo, while the caseback is marked from 1950 to 2025 to commemorate each race season.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Accrediting bodies, like the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, prohibit breeding white tigers, calling it harmful to welfare and conservation goals.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • For Langdale, raising and breeding Lipizzans is both a responsibility and a joy.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • To help Bacon get these abilities back, Keyoumars Ashkan, professor of neurosurgery, performed DBS on her, implanting electrodes in Bacon's brain and tracking her body’s reaction in real time.
    Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But instead of the usual office gig, Julia learns that her new job is to watch over a middle-aged man in a vegetative state, who’s been implanted with proprietary AI — and to chaperone him on a cross-country trip.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Bermudagrass and zoysiagrass cultivars root quickly in warm conditions.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The jury especially liked the way the dialogue’s shift in volume and tone established the visceral experience of the main character — deeply rooting the audience inside Drea’s perspective.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • That collaboration will see PayPal embedded into the Google Cloud Conversational Agent tool and its Agent Development Kit, both of which allow merchants to leverage their own consumer-facing agent functions for shopping.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But in military settings, where the stakes are life and death and the bureaucracy is immovable, big ideas are only as good as your ability to embed them in existing systems.
    Big Think, Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Infix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infix. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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