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verb

Affix v. t. (past & past part. affixed; pres. part. affixing)

To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing.

To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically. "Should they (caterpillars) affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food."

To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.

To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground. (Obs.)

Synonyms: To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.

adjective

affixed adj.

Attached physically. Opposite of unaffixed. Note: Various more specific adjectives meaning affixed are: appendant, basifixed, fastened, secured, glued, pasted, stuck to(predicate), pegged-down, pinned, stapled, taped to(predicate), mounted.

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Etymology of 'Affixed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Affixed" Quotes from Famous Books

... the pass that Rupert gave me, below where he had written that I was to be treated as a spy, they wrote I was "not at all," "gar nicht," to be treated as a spy, and that I was well known to the American minister, and to that they affixed ...

— With the Allies • Richard Harding Davis

... Representatives came in, and hastened to sign the decree of deposition at the "bureau." As there was a great crowd round the "bureau" waiting to sign, a dozen loose sheets of paper to which the Representatives affixed their signatures were circulated in the great Hall ...

— The History of a Crime - The Testimony of an Eye-Witness • Victor Hugo

... Electricity is obtained by means of twenty conducting wires, which are divided between two halls hung with carpets to deaden external noises. We represent in the accompanying engraving one of these halls, and the one which is lighted by the Lane-Fox system of lamps. As may be seen, there are affixed against the hangings, all around the room, long mahogany boards, to which are fastened about twenty small tablets provided with hooks, from which are suspended the telephones. The latter are connected with ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 • Various

... was affixed. Mrs. Howland added the name she was so soon to resign, and Maggie almost skipped ...

— The School Queens • L. T. Meade

... the former letter addressed to you are not affixed to the foregoing communication, in consequence of the departure of several Senators, now on their ...

— The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government • Jefferson Davis

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