affix
Americanverb (used with object)
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to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed byto ).
to affix stamps to a letter.
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to put or add on; append.
to affix a signature to a contract.
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to impress (a seal or stamp).
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to attach (blame, reproach, ridicule, etc.).
noun
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something that is joined or attached.
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Grammar. a bound inflectional or derivational element, as a prefix, infix, or suffix, added to a base or stem to form a fresh stem or a word, as -ed added to want to form wanted, or im- added to possible to form impossible.
verb
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to attach, fasten, join, or stick
to affix a poster to the wall
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to add or append
to affix a signature to a document
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to attach or attribute (guilt, blame, etc)
noun
Other Word Forms
- affixable adjective
- affixal adjective
- affixation noun
- affixer noun
- affixial adjective
- affixment noun
- reaffix verb (used with object)
- unaffixed adjective
Etymology
Origin of affix
1525–35; < Latin affīxus fastened to (past participle of affīgere ), equivalent to af- af- + fīg- fasten + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
Example Sentences
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Police said Holloway also will be charged with failure to affix a tax stamp, another felony.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Otherwise it waits for someone to complain to its content moderation team, which could then decide to affix a label to something.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Indeed, it is not a novel at all, and it has been categorized as such only because of a curious dispensation afforded to the French to affix that label to any book they want.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
I wonder if you can affix that to this set of categories you have made about the difference between rule of law and rule by fiat.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2025
Where it didn’t mean I have to affix a label to my forehead so people can take turns trying to figure out what caused it or what’s wrong with me.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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