noun Download 🔗Share A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -bloody- in English. Examples : "In some dialects of English, "-flipping-" in phrases like "abso-flipping-lutely" is a common example of an infix. " language linguistics grammar word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as -i- and -o- in English. Examples : "Linguistics students often study the morphology of languages, paying close attention to prefixes, suffixes, and the less common infix. " grammar language linguistics word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. Examples : "to infix a sting, spear, or dart" language grammar linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To instill. Examples : "The teacher tried to infix a love of reading in her students by sharing exciting stories. " mind philosophy education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To insert a morpheme inside an existing word. Examples : "In some languages, speakers infix a grammatical element into the middle of a word to change its meaning. " grammar language linguistics word phonetics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading