affix

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere), equivalent to ad- + fix.

noun

1. That which is affixed; an appendage.
2. (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
3. (linguistic morphology, broadly) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix, etc.
4. (mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
5. (decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.

verb

1. (transitive) To attach.
   to affix a stigma to a person
   to affix ridicule or blame to somebody
2. (transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
   to affix a syllable to a word
   to affix a seal to an instrument
   to affix one's name to a writing
3. (transitive) To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.
   eyes affixed upon the ground
   Look thou no further, but affix thine eye/On that bright, shiny, round, still moving mass,/The house of blessed gods, which men call sky,/All sow'd with glist'ring stars more thick than grass... 1596, Edmund Spenser, An Hymn of Heavenly Beauty