infix

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I0130500 (ĭn-fĭks′)tr.v. in·fixed, in·fix·ing, in·fix·es 1. To fix in the mind; instill.2. Linguistics To insert (a morphological element) into the body of a word.n. (ĭn′fĭks′) Linguistics An inflectional or derivational element appearing in the body of a word. For example, in Tagalog, the active verb sulat, "write," can be converted to a passive, "written," by inserting the infix -in-, yielding sinulat.

[Back-formation from Middle English infixed, stuck in, from Latin īnfīxus, past participle of īnfīgere, to fasten in : in-, in; see in-² + fīgere, to fasten; see dhīg^w- in Indo-European roots.]

infix

vb 1. (tr) to fix firmly in 2. (tr) to instil or inculcate 3. (Grammar) grammar to insert (an affix) or (of an affix) to be inserted into the middle of a word n (Grammar) grammar an affix inserted into the middle of a word ˌinfixˈation, infixion n

in•fix

(v. ɪnˈfɪks, ˈɪnˌfɪks; n. ˈɪnˌfɪks)
v.t. 1. to fix, fasten, or drive in. 2. to implant. 3. to fix (a fact, idea, etc.) in the mind or memory; instill. 4. to insert as an infix. n. 5. an affix that is inserted within a base or stem, as the -m- in Latin -cumbere “to lie down, assume a prone position,” as compared with cubāre “to lie, be in a prone position.” [1495–1505; < Latin infīxus, past participle of infīgere to fasten in. See in-², fix] in`fix•a′tion, in•fix′ion (-ˈfɪk ʃən) n.

infix

Past participle: infixed
Gerund: infixing

Imperative
infix
infix

Present
I infix
you infix
he/she/it infixes
we infix
you infix
they infix

Preterite
I infixed
you infixed
he/she/it infixed
we infixed
you infixed
they infixed

Present Continuous
I am infixing
you are infixing
he/she/it is infixing
we are infixing
you are infixing
they are infixing

Present Perfect
I have infixed
you have infixed
he/she/it has infixed
we have infixed
you have infixed
they have infixed

Past Continuous
I was infixing
you were infixing
he/she/it was infixing
we were infixing
you were infixing
they were infixing

Past Perfect
I had infixed
you had infixed
he/she/it had infixed
we had infixed
you had infixed
they had infixed

Future
I will infix
you will infix
he/she/it will infix
we will infix
you will infix
they will infix

Future Perfect
I will have infixed
you will have infixed
he/she/it will have infixed
we will have infixed
you will have infixed
they will have infixed

Future Continuous
I will be infixing
you will be infixing
he/she/it will be infixing
we will be infixing
you will be infixing
they will be infixing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been infixing
you have been infixing
he/she/it has been infixing
we have been infixing
you have been infixing
they have been infixing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been infixing
you will have been infixing
he/she/it will have been infixing
we will have been infixing
you will have been infixing
they will have been infixing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been infixing
you had been infixing
he/she/it had been infixing
we had been infixing
you had been infixing
they had been infixing

Conditional
I would infix
you would infix
he/she/it would infix
we would infix
you would infix
they would infix

Past Conditional
I would have infixed
you would have infixed
he/she/it would have infixed
we would have infixed
you would have infixed
they would have infixed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	infix - an affix that is inserted inside the wordaffix - a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
Verb	1.	infix - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"insert, introduce, enterattach - cause to be attachedplug in, plug into, connect - plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"penetrate - insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?"cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate - introduce a cannula or tube into; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck"input - enter (data or a program) into a computerinstil, instill - enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye"embed, imbed, implant, plant, engraft - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"sandwich - insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men"graft, transplant - place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
	2.	infix - attach a morpheme into a stem wordaffix - attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"

infix

verbTo implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible:embed, entrench, fasten, fix, ingrain, lodge, root.

Translations

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Infix

an affix, inserted within the stem in word formation or word inflection. The infix is an important means of affixation in the Indonesian languages, for example: in Tagalog s-um-ulat (“to write”) and s-in-ulat (“was written”) are derived from sulat (“writing”). The so-called nasal infix in Indo-European languages—in Latin, vic-i (“I conquered”) and vi-n-co (“I am conquering”)—is of a more debatable nature, since it does not have a definite meaning. Russian has alternations that originated in the Indo-European nasal infix: Russian lech’—liagu (“to lie”— “I’ll lie”) and sest’—siadu (“to sit”—“I’ll sit”) from Indo-European leg-ti—le-n-g-ō and sed-ti—se-n-d-ō.

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Synonyms for infix

verb to implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible

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noun an affix that is inserted inside the word

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verb put or introduce into something

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verb attach a morpheme into a stem word

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