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verb

Affix v. t. (past & past part. affixed; pres. part. affixing)

To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing.

To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically. "Should they (caterpillars) affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food."

To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.

To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground. (Obs.)

Synonyms: To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.

adjective

affixed adj.

Attached physically. Opposite of unaffixed. Note: Various more specific adjectives meaning affixed are: appendant, basifixed, fastened, secured, glued, pasted, stuck to(predicate), pegged-down, pinned, stapled, taped to(predicate), mounted.

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Etymology of 'Affixed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Affixed" Quotes from Famous Books

... at the ease with which all this was done. He and Joe went before a magistrate, and repeated under oath the story they had told so often; two friends of Mr. Hunter's signed a paper to which the other's names had already been affixed, and, ten minutes later, Sam was with them, looking radiantly happy at being in ...

— Down the Slope • James Otis

... down were signed by every man in the ship. Several of them could not write, but these affixed a cross (x) at the foot of the page, against which their names were written by the captain in presence of witnesses, which answered the same purpose. And from that time, until events occurred which rendered all such rules unnecessary, the work of the ship went on pleasantly ...

— The World of Ice • R.M. Ballantyne

... States, and their cargoes, shall be continued in the said islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico, and no longer. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. ...

— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents - Section 3 (of 3) of Volume 8: Grover Cleveland, First Term. • Grover Cleveland

... vessels containing plastered wine must have affixed a notice to that effect in large letters, and the books, invoices, and bills of lading ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 • Various

... next ship they came to, and to their unbounded satisfaction they found that she was unprotected by a boom. The Peruvians probably thought that a hostile craft would never get so far without being discovered. The Janequeo was therefore run right under her stem, and the torpedo was affixed without any difficulty, a fuse timed for an hour and a half being lighted. This fuse, too, Jim noticed, seemed to be burning away much faster than it ought, but there was no time to watch it, and the torpedo-boat swung off once more on her ...

— Under the Chilian Flag - A Tale of War between Chili and Peru • Harry Collingwood

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