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affix verb

• stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else.
• "panels to which he affixes copies of fine old prints"
Similar: attach, stick, fasten, bind, fix, post, secure, join, connect, couple, clip, tack, pin, glue, paste, gum, tape, Sellotape, append, add, add on,
Opposite: detach, remove,

affix noun

• an addition to the base form or stem of a word in order to modify its meaning or create a new word.
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French affixer or medieval Latin affixare, frequentative of Latin affigere, from ad- ‘to’ + figere ‘to fix’.


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