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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Affix

/ăf'-ĭks/ · Af·fix · IPA /ˈæf.ɪks/
01 v. t. 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 a…
imp. & p. p. Affixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Affixing
  1. 1.
    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. 2.
    To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.
    “Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food.” Ray.
  3. 3.
    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. 4.
    To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground.[Obs.]
02 n. That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.
pl. Affixes ((#))
  1. 1.
    That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.