infix
[verb]
Synonyms: entrench, embed, fix, ingrain, lodge, root, implant, inculcate, inseminate, instill

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in·fix (ĭn-fĭks)
tr.v. in·fixed, in·fix·ing, in·fix·es
► To fix in the mind; instill.
► Linguistics. To insert (a morphological element) into the body of a word.
n. Linguistics (ĭnfĭks)
An inflectional or derivational element appearing in the body of a word. For example, in Tagalog, the active verb sulat “write” can be converted to a passive, “written,” by inserting the infix -in-, yielding sinulat.

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲

infix
[Back-formation from Middle English infixed, stuck in, from Latin īnfīxus, past participle of īnfīgere, to fasten in  : in-, in; see in-² + fīgere, to fasten; see dhīg^w- in Indo-European Roots.]

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