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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an affix that is inserted inside the word;


VERB (2)

1. put or introduce into something;
- Example: "insert a picture into the text"
[syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce]

2. attach a morpheme into a stem word;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Infix \In*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Infixing.] [L. infixus, p. p of infigere to infix; pref. in- in + figere to fix: cf. F. infixer. See Fix.] 1. To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The fatal dart a ready passage found, And deep within her heart infixed the wound. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Infix \In"fix\, n. 1. Something infixed. [R.] --Welsford. [1913 Webster] 2. (Grammar) An element that is inserted into the body of an elemt which it threby modifies, as a letter within a word. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

infix n 1: an affix that is inserted inside the word v 1: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce] 2: attach a morpheme into a stem word
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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