Infix

Quick meaning: Infix is a verb meaning (transitive, archaic) To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.

Meaning

(transitive, archaic) To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To instill.
2. (transitive, linguistics) To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.
3. An affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacation.
4. (proscribed) Synonym of interfix.
5. (Bantu linguistics, dated) A prefix that always occurs in the position immediately before the verb root, and which may in turn be preceded by other prefixes.
6. (some authors when describing agglutinative languages, otherwise dated) A prefix that is not at the beginning of a word, such as the con- of reconcile, or a suffix that is not at the end of a word, such as the -al of nationality.

Example Sentences

to infix a sting, spear, or dart

The fatal Dart a ready Passage found, And deep within his Heart infix’d the Wound:

Consider that innumerable race of insects, which either are bred on the body of each animal, or flying about infix their stings in him.

[…] but the second example contravenes all the rules, as the negative infix should NEVER precede any Set 2 affix present in the complex.

Word Forms

• infixes
• infixing
• infixed

Synonyms for infix

Depending on context, synonyms include interfix, introduce, enter, insert.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include insert, enter, introduce, enfix, fixe, inset.

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