Definition of affix

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Affix (v. t.) 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..

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Label :: Label (v. t.) To affix in or on a label.
Mark :: Mark (v. t.) To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing..
Label :: Label (n.) A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package..
Annex :: Annex (v. t.) To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by to.
#NAME? :: -ose () A suffix indicating that the substance to the name of which it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate group; as in cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, etc..
Affix :: Affix (v. t.) 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..
Set :: Set (v. t.) Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place..
Crucifix :: Crucifix (n.) A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, used by the Roman Catholics in their devotions..
Postdate :: Postdate (v. t.) To affix a date to after the event.
Affix :: Affix (n.) That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.
Diphthongize :: Diphthongize (v. t. & i.) To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel..
Garrote :: Garrote (n.) A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted..
Affixion :: Affixion (n.) Affixture.
Form :: Form (n.) To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes..
#NAME? :: -one () A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of which it is affixed belongs to the fourth series of hydrocarbons, or the third series of unsaturated hydrocarbonsl as, nonone..
Affix :: Affix (v. t.) To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground..
Affix :: Affix (v. t.) To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.
Set :: Set (v. t.) To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
Compare :: Compare (v. t.) To inflect according to the degrees of comparison; to state positive, comparative, and superlative forms of; as, most adjectives of one syllable are compared by affixing - er and -est to the positive form; as, black, blacker, blackest; those of more than one syllable are usually compared by prefixing more and most, or less and least, to the positive; as, beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful..
Toret :: Toret (n.) A ring for fastening a hawk's leash to the jesses; also, a ring affixed to the collar of a dog, etc..
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