affix > define

noun

• A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form.

verb

• Attach to.
  • usage: "affix the seal here"
  • synonyms: stick on
• Add to the very end.
  • usage: "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
  • synonyms: append, add on, supplement
• Attach or become attached to a stem word.
  • usage: "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"

• (v.t.) To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.
• (n.) That which is affixed; an appendage; especially one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.
• (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.
• (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.
• (v.t.) To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground.