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INFIX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An affix that is inserted inside the word

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("infix" is a kind of...):

affix (a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form)

Derivation:

infix (attach a morpheme into a stem word)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attach a morpheme into a stem word

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "infix" is one way to...):

affix (attach or become attached to a stem word)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

infix (an affix that is inserted inside the word)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Put or introduce into something

Example:

insert a picture into the text

Synonyms:

enter; infix; insert; introduce

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "infix" is one way to...):

attach (cause to be attached)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "infix"):

connect; plug in; plug into (plug into an outlet)

penetrate (insert the penis into the vagina or anus of)

cannulate; cannulise; cannulize; canulate; intubate (introduce a cannula or tube into)

input (enter (data or a program) into a computer)

instil; instill (enter drop by drop)

embed; engraft; imbed; implant; plant (fix or set securely or deeply)

sandwich (insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects)

graft; transplant (place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

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