D defs.my
Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Infix

· In·fix · IPA /ɪnˈfɪks/
01 v. t. To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart.
imp. & p. p. Infixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Infixing
  1. 1.
    To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart.
    “The fatal dart a ready passage found, And deep within her heart infixed the wound.” Dryden.
  2. 2.
    To implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as principles, thoughts, or instructions; as, to infix good principles in the mind, or ideas in the memory.
02 n. Something infixed.
  1. 1.
    Something infixed.[R.]
  2. 2.
    An element that is inserted into the body of an elemt which it threby modifies, as a letter within a word.(Grammar)