affix
af|fix (affixes affixing affixed)
The verb is pronounced /əf'ɪks/ The noun is pronounced /'æfɪks/
1 [VERB] V n to n, V n, V-ed, also V n prep/adv
If you affix one thing to another, you stick it or attach it to the other thing. (FORMAL)
Complete the form and affix four tokens to its back...
I covered the scroll in sealing wax, and affixed a red ribbon.
...special storage racks affixed to the sides of buses.
2 [N-COUNT]
An affix is a letter or group of letters, for example `un-' or `-y', which is added to either the beginning or the end of a word to form a different word with a different meaning. For example, `un-' is added to `kind' to form `unkind'. Compare prefix and suffix.
The verb is pronounced /əf'ɪks/ The noun is pronounced /'æfɪks/
1 [VERB] V n to n, V n, V-ed, also V n prep/adv
If you affix one thing to another, you stick it or attach it to the other thing. (FORMAL)
Complete the form and affix four tokens to its back...
I covered the scroll in sealing wax, and affixed a red ribbon.
...special storage racks affixed to the sides of buses.
2 [N-COUNT]
An affix is a letter or group of letters, for example `un-' or `-y', which is added to either the beginning or the end of a word to form a different word with a different meaning. For example, `un-' is added to `kind' to form `unkind'. Compare prefix and suffix.