transfix

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Synonyms: transfic, transfer, transmit, transie, transit, tranship, transflux, transsex, transfur, transex, transfan

Antonyms: transfic, transfer, transmit, transie, transit, tranship, transflux, transsex, transfur, transex, transfan

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Verb

1. To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
2. To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.
3. To fix or impale.

Noun

1. A discontinuous affix, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages, which occurs at more than one position in a word, i.e. a combination of prefixes, infixes and/or suffixes.
   • The Arabic word مكتوب (maktūb, “written”) is built from the root [script needed] (k–t–b, “writing”) and the transfix [script needed] (ma––ū–, “passive participle”).

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