affix

1.
/əˈfɪks/
attach to
2.
/ˈæfɪks/
a linguistic element added to a word
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Other forms: affixed; affixing; affixes

When you affix something, you stick it on to something else. You might affix a stamp to a letter or affix colorful stickers to your notebook.

The verb affix often refers to physically attaching something — like when you affix a label onto a folder — but it can be used more broadly to describe adding on something. You might affix your signature to a contract. If you like grammar, you might already know that the noun form of affix refers to letters or words that can be tacked onto other base words to alter their meaning. For example, the prefix un- is an affix.

Definitions of affix (/əˈfɪks/)
  1. verb
    attach to
    “affix the seal here”
    synonyms: stick on
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    stamp
    affix a stamp to
    seal
    affix a seal to
    post
    affix in a public place or for public notice
    plaster
    affix conspicuously
    meter
    stamp with a meter indicating the postage
    placard
    post in a public place
    type of:
    attach
    cause to be attached
  2. verb
    add to the very end
    synonyms: add on, append, supplement
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    annex
    attach to
    type of:
    attach
    cause to be attached
  3. verb
    attach or become attached to a stem word
    “grammatical morphemes affix to the stem”
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    prefix
    attach a prefix to
    suffix
    attach a suffix to
    infix
    attach a morpheme into a stem word
    type of:
    attach
    cause to be attached
Definitions of affix (/ˈæfɪks/)
  1. noun
    a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
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    prefix
    an affix that is added in front of the word
    postfix, suffix
    an affix that is added at the end of the word
    infix
    an affix that is inserted inside the word
    alpha privative
    the negative prefix a- or un-
    type of:
    bound form, bound morpheme
    a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
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