ALL meanings of affix
af·fix
A a - 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
- noun affix something fastened or attached; appendage 3
- verb transitive affix to fasten; attach 3
- verb transitive affix to add at the end; append 3
- noun affix a thing affixed 3
- noun affix a prefix, suffix, or infix 3
- noun affix grammar: sth added 1
- transitive verb affix stick, attach 1
- verb with object affix to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed by to): to affix stamps to a letter. 1
- verb with object affix to put or add on; append: to affix a signature to a contract. 1
- verb with object affix to impress (a seal or stamp). 1
- verb with object affix to attach (blame, reproach, ridicule, etc.). 1
- noun affix something that is joined or attached. 1
- noun affix 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. 1
- noun affix Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else. 1
- noun affix That which is affixed; an appendage. 0
- noun affix (linguistics) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end. 0
- noun affix (linguistics) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; the term comprises prefixes, suffixes, infixes, circumfixes, and suprafixes. 0
- noun affix (mathematics) The complex number associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates. 0
- noun affix (decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other ustensil, to an architectural feature. 0
- verb affix To attach. 0
- verb affix To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to. 0
- verb affix To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon. 0