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infix
[ verb in-fiks, in-fiks; noun in-fiks ]
noun
- Grammar. a morpheme or an entire word that is inserted within the body of another word or element, as Latin m in ²¹³¦³¦³Ü³¾²úŠ“I lie down,†as compared with ²¹³¦³¦³Ü²ú³ÜÄ« “I lay down.â€
verb (used with object)
- to fix, fasten, or drive in:
He infixed the fatal spear.
- to instill (a fact, idea, etc.) in the mind or memory; impress:
Your childhood trauma infixed these specific fears in your mind.
Synonyms:
- Grammar. to add as an infix:
The English language infixes only a small set of expletives and euphemisms, as in “fan-freakin-tastic†or “abso-bloody-lutely.â€
verb (used without object)
- Grammar. (of a linguistic form) to admit an infix:
Polysyllabic words in English infix just before the stressed syllable, as in “abso-frickin-LUTEly.â€
adjective
- Mathematics, Computers. of or relating to operator notation that occurs between the operands, such as the symbols for addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division when written in a linear equation:
We are familiar with infix notation from elementary math class, and it can also be used in logic statements or computer programming languages.
infix
/ ɪ²Ôˈ´Úɪ°ìʃə²Ô /
verb
- tr to fix firmly in
- tr to instil or inculcate
- grammar to insert (an affix) or (of an affix) to be inserted into the middle of a word
noun
- grammar an affix inserted into the middle of a word
Derived Forms
- ËŒ¾±²Ô´Ú¾±³æˈ²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±²Ô·´Ú¾±³æ·²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [in-fiks-, ey, -sh, uh, n], ¾±²Ô·´Ú¾±³æ·¾±´Ç²Ô [in-, fik, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ³Ü²Ô·¾±²Ô·´Ú¾±³æ±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
To stick over, as with sharp points pressed in; to mark by infixing points or spots here and there; to pierce.
Inset, in′set, n. something set in, an insertion, esp. a leaf or leaves inserted in other leaves already folded.—v.t. to set in, to infix or implant.
Thus was I transplanted to the soil where I grew to my appointed stature;—a kindly soil and habitat wherein not a few fibers of my affections are left infixed.
Between these prefixes and the noun or verb, pronominal infixes are introduced, by which possession is denoted in the case of a noun, and the subject in that of a verb.
An infixing stillness, now thrust a long rivet through the night, and fast nailed it to that side of the world.
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