affix

About 0.57 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
2. noun That which is affixed; an appendage.
3. noun The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
4. noun Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
5. verb To attach.

   to affix a stigma to a person

6. verb To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.

   to affix a syllable to a word

7. verb To fix or fasten figuratively.

   eyes affixed upon the ground

Similar words

add on supplement append stick on add reduplicative sign indicate install put

Often followed by

the to a his their is it in and

Word family

affixable affixal affixation affixations affixed affixes affixial affixing affixment affixments