'Infix' definitions:

Definition of 'infix'

From: WordNet
noun
An affix that is inserted inside the word
verb
Put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce]
verb
Attach a morpheme into a stem word

Definition of 'Infix'

From: GCIDE
  • Infix \In*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Infixing.] [L. infixus, p. p of infigere to infix; pref. in- in + figere to fix: cf. F. infixer. See Fix.]
  • 1. To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The fatal dart a ready passage found, And deep within her heart infixed the wound. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as principles, thoughts, or instructions; as, to infix good principles in the mind, or ideas in the memory. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Infix'

From: GCIDE
  • Infix \In"fix\, n.
  • 1. Something infixed. [R.] --Welsford. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Grammar) An element that is inserted into the body of an elemt which it threby modifies, as a letter within a word. [PJC]

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