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| affixable |
combined form of affix. |
| antedate |
to affix an earlier date, as to a document or event; predate. [1/3 definitions] |
| append |
to affix or attach. [1/2 definitions] |
| attach |
to join, fasten, or connect; affix. [1/4 definitions] |
| derivation |
a word formed by adding an affix to another word. [1/4 definitions] |
| diminutive |
in grammar, pertaining to an affix or word form that indicates smallness or familiarity, or denoting a word, name, or construction so marked. [2/4 definitions] |
| fasten |
to attach, join, or affix securely to something else or in place. [1/8 definitions] |
| hang |
to put up or affix. [1/17 definitions] |
| inceptive |
an inceptive verb, verb form, or affix. [1/3 definitions] |
| inchoative |
an inchoative verb, verb form, or affix; inceptive. [1/2 definitions] |
| infix |
an affix that is placed inside of a word. [1/5 definitions] |
| inflection |
the affix used to make such an alteration. [1/5 definitions] |
| post1 |
to fasten or affix to a wall or other surface. [1/6 definitions] |
| pref. |
abbreviation of "prefix," an affix added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and create a new word, such as "anti-" in "antiestablishment." [1/2 definitions] |
| prefix |
an affix added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and create a new word, such as "anti-" in "antiestablishment." [1/3 definitions] |
| reaffix |
combined form of affix. |
| suff. |
abbreviation of "suffix," in grammar, an affix that is added to the end of a word, such as "-ed" in "wanted" or "-ment" in "entertainment." |
| suffix |
in grammar, an affix that is added to the end of a word, such as "-ed" in "wanted" or "-ment" in "entertainment". [2/3 definitions] |
| tack |
to append or affix as a supplement (usu. fol. by "on"). [1/12 definitions] |
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