Infix
Pronunciation : In*fix"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. infixus, p.p of infigere to infix; pref. in- in + figere to fix: cf. F. infixer. See Fix.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Infixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Infixing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : In"fix
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Something infixed. [R.] Welsford.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913