| Noun | 1. | affix - a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived formword - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" bound form, bound morpheme - a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns prefix - an affix that added in front of the word infix - an affix that is inserted inside the word | |
| Verb | 1. | affix - attach to; "affix the seal here"stamp - affix a stamp to; "Are the letters properly stamped?" seal - affix a seal to; "seal the letter" post - affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning" plaster - affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall" | |
| 2. | affix - add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" | |
| 3. | affix - attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes afix to the stem"prefix - attach a prefix to; "prefixed words" suffix - attach a suffix to; "suffix words" infix - attach a morpheme into a stem word | |