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Webster 1913 Edition
Affix
Af-fix′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Affixed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Affixing
.] [LL.
affixare
, L. affixus
, p. p. of affigere
to fasten to; ad
+ figere
to fasten: cf. OE. affichen
, F. afficher
, ultimately fr. L. affigere
. See Fix
.] 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.
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.
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.
To fix or fasten figuratively; – with on or upon;
as, eyes
. affixed
upon the ground[Obs.]
Spenser.
Syn. – To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.
Af′fix
,Noun.
pl.
Affixes
(#)
. [L.
affixus
, p. p. of affigere
: cf. F. affixe
.] That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.
Webster 1828 Edition
Affix
AFFIX'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To unite at the end; to subjoin, annex, or add at the close; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument.2.
To attach, unite, or connect with, as names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things.3.
To fix or fasten in any manner. In this sense, fix is more generally used.