INFIXING

Verb

infixing

present participle of infix

Source: Wiktionary


INFIX

In*fix", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Infixing.] Etym: [L. infixus, p.p of infigere to infix; pref. in- in + figere to fix: cf. F. infixer. See Fix.]

1. To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart. Shak. The fatal dart a ready passage found, And deep within her heart infixed the wound. Dryden.

2. To implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as principles, thoughts, or instructions; as, to infix good principles in the mind, or ideas in the memory.

In"fix, n.

Definition: Something infixed. [R.] Welsford.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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