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Verb
/əˈfiks/,
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affixed, past tense; affixed, past participle; affixing, present participle; affixes, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else
    • - he licked the stamp and affixed it to the envelope
Noun
  1. An additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a word, to modify its meaning

  1. a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
  2. attach to; "affix the seal here"
  3. append: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
  4. attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
  5. (affixed) firmly attached; "the affixed labels"
  6. An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word. Affixes may be derivational, like English -ness and pre-, or inflectional, like English plural -s and past tense -ed. They are bound morphemes by definition; prefixes and suffixes may be separable affixes. ...
  7. (affixing) Of the function or role of an affix
  8. (Affixes) Knowledge of the meanings of common affixes may help students generate the meanings of new words that they encounter. Fortunately, words with common affixes (such as return) are a part of most children's speaking vocabulary. ...
  9. (affixes) (in  affix (grammar))
  10. To attach or impress the notary seal to a document.
  11. A syllable added to either the beginning or end of a base word to modify its meaning.
  12. a morpheme which can only be used when added to another morpheme (such as un- and -ish in unselfish).
  13. n :  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. See also infix, prefix, suffix.
  14. A word-part that attaches to words and modifies their meaning.
  15. An affix is a morpheme which is added to a root morpheme in the formation of a word. In its broadest sense, an affix can be a prefix, a suffix, or an infix. More narrowly, infixes are sometimes treated separately. See also morphology.
  16. A word element that is placed at the beginning (prefix), in the middle (infix), or at the end (suffix) of the root or word stem.
  17. A morpheme whose job is to attach itself to another morpheme. A very common type of bound morpheme. The af– of affix and the –'s of mom's dog's food are both affixes. More specific names for types of affixes are given based on where they attach: suffix, prefix, infix, etc. Chapter 1.
  18. To attach physically or inscribe/impress, as signature or seal.
  19. A general term for a bound morpheme. An affix may be word-initial (prefix), eg desafortunado, word-internal (infix), eg cantaría, or word-final (suffix), eg fácilmente.
  20. To secure (an object) to another; to attach; add to.
  21. Applying something onto something else. Usually refers to the process in which a label or postage stamp is affixed to your mail piece.
  22. A bound (nonword) morpheme that changes the meaning or function of a root or stem to which it is attached, as the prefix ad- and the suffix –ing in adjoining.
  23. A character or characters joined to a word to alter its grammatical meaning and form. An affix joined to the end of a word is called a suffix. An affix joined to the beginning of a word is called a prefix. An affix which alters the stem (or root) of a word is called an infix.
  24. A small bimetallic blade, one end of which is fixed to the rim of the balance: used to correct the temperature compensating properties of the main compensating arrangement.
  25. A morph which is adjoined to a base. Affixes are always bound morphs.