- infix⇄infix, verb, noun.
- infix⇄noun (Grammar.) an element inserted in the body of a word, instead of being prefixed or suffixed to the stem.
Ex. Tagalog uses several infixes which are added before the first vowel of the underlying form: from [su:lat] 'a writing' arederived [sum - infix⇄v.t. 1. to fix or fasten (one thing) in (another); drive in; implant.
Ex. to infix a spear.
2. (Figurative.) to fix (a fact or other matter) in the mind or memory; impress.
3. (Grammar.) to insert (a formative element) in the body of