Hypertext Webster Gateway: "infix"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Infix \In*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infixed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Infixing}.] [L. infixus, p. p of infigere to infix; pref.
in- in + figere to fix: cf. F. infixer. See {Fix}.]
1. To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as,
to infix a sting, spear, or dart. --Shak.
The fatal dart a ready passage found, And deep
within her heart infixed the wound. --Dryden.
2. To implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as
principles, thoughts, or instructions; as, to infix good
principles in the mind, or ideas in the memory.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Infix \In"fix\, n.
Something infixed. [R.] --Welsford.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
infix
n : an affix that is inserted inside the word
v 1: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the
text" [syn: {insert}, {enter}, {introduce}]
2: attach a morpheme into a stem word
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