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, engrave, ingrain (also engrain)Related Words enroot, imbue, implant, inculcate, infuse, instill; fix, set, stampNear 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, implant, inseminate, instill, plant, sowRelated Words drive, hammer, pound; embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), fix, lodge, root; imbue, infuse, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse