1. 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 sorrow to an instrument; to
affix one's name to a writing.
2. 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." (Ray)
3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as,
names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to
affix a stigma to a face; to
affix ridicule or blame to any one.
4. To
fix or
fasten figuratively; with on or upon; as, eyes affixed
upon the ground.
Synonym: To attach, subjoin, connect, annex, unite.
Origin: LL. Affixare, L. Affixus, p. P. Of affigere to
fasten to; ad + figere to fasten: cf. OE. Affichen, F. Afficher, ultimately fr. L. Affigere. See Fix.
Source: Websters Vocabulary