infix

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: insertenterintroduce

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an affix that is inserted inside the word

Verb (2)

  1. put or introduce into something“insert a picture into the text”Synonyms: insertenterintroduce
  2. attach a morpheme into a stem word
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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]

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