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affixed


verb (used with object)

  1. to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed by to): to affix stamps to a letter.
  2. to put or add on; append: to affix a signature to a contract.
  3. to impress (a seal or stamp).
  4. to attach (blame, reproach, ridicule, etc.).

noun

  1. something that is joined or attached.
  2. Grammar. a bound inflectional or derivational element, as a prefix, infix, or suffix, added to a base or stem to form a fresh stem or a word, as -ed added to want to form wanted, or im- added to possible to form impossible.

verb (əˈfɪks) (tr; usually foll by to or on)

  1. to attach, fasten, join, or stickto affix a poster to the wall
  2. to add or appendto affix a signature to a document
  3. to attach or attribute (guilt, blame, etc)

noun (ˈæfɪks)

  1. a linguistic element added to a word or root to produce a derived or inflected form: -ment in establishment is a derivational affix; -s in drowns is an inflectional affixSee also prefix, suffix, infix
  2. something fastened or attached; appendage
n.

1610s, from affix (v.).

v.

1530s, from Medieval Latin affixare, frequentative of Latin affigere (past participle affixus) “fasten to, attach,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + figere “fasten” (see fix (v.)).

First used by Scottish writers and perhaps from Middle French affixer, a temporarily re-Latinized spelling of Old French afichier (Modern French afficher). Related: Affixed; affixing.

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