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affix

af·fix
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb uh-fiks; noun af-iks]
    • /verb əˈfɪks; noun ˈæf ɪks/
    • /əˈfɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb uh-fiks; noun af-iks]
    • /verb əˈfɪks; noun ˈæf ɪks/

Definitions of affix word

  • verb affix If you affix one thing to another, you stick it or attach it to the other thing. 3
  • countable noun affix An affix is a letter or group of letters, for example 'un-' or '-y', which is added to either the beginning or the end of a word to form a different word with a different meaning. For example, 'un-' is added to 'kind' to form 'unkind'. Compare prefix and , suffix. 3
  • verb affix to attach, fasten, join, or stick 3
  • verb affix to add or append 3
  • verb affix to attach or attribute (guilt, blame, etc) 3
  • noun affix 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 affix 3

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Origin of affix

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin affīxus fastened to (past participle of affīgere), equivalent to af- af- + fīg- fasten + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Affix

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

affix popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

affix usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for affix

verb affix

  • fasten — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
  • glue — a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
  • paste — copy and paste
  • tack — a lease, especially on farmland.
  • append — When you append something to something else, especially a piece of writing, you attach it or add it to the end of it.

noun affix

  • postfix — to affix at the end of something; append; suffix.
  • prefix — Grammar. an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning, as by making the term negative, as un- in unkind, by signaling repetition, as re- in reinvent, or by indicating support, as pro- in proabolition. Compatible prefixes can work together, as un- and re- in unrefundable.
  • suffix — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.

Antonyms for affix

verb affix

  • detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
  • loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
  • unfasten — to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
  • withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
  • let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.

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