infix

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Synonyms: infil, unfix, infin, ipfix, infi, infit, indix, infis

Antonyms: infil, unfix, infin, ipfix, infi, infit, indix, infis

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[instill]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|linguistics}} To insert a [[morpheme]] inside an existing word.

Noun

1. An [[affix]] inserted inside a [[root]], such as {{m|en|-ma-}} in English {{m|en|edumacation}}.
2. {{senseid|en|agglutinative}} {{lb|en|some authors when describing agglutinative languages|otherwise|_|dated}} A [[prefix]] that is not at the beginning of a word, such as the {{m|en|con-}} of {{m|en|reconcile}}, or a [[suffix]] that is not at the end of a word, such as the {{m|en|-al}} of {{m|en|nationality}}.
3. {{lb|en|Bantu linguistics|dated}} A [[prefix]] that always occurs in the position immediately before the verb root, and which may in turn be preceded by other prefixes.
4. {{lb|en|proscribed}} {{synonym of|en|interfix}}.

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