Affix

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1. Verb

To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing.

2. Verb

To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.

3. Verb

To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.

4. Verb

To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground.

5. Noun

That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.

6. Verb

attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
Vocabulary classified under Spelling and grammar

7. Noun

a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
Vocabulary classified under Word origins
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