noun Download 🔗Share A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -bloody- in English. Examples : "Analyzing languages, the students learned that languages like Bontoc Igorot (from the Philippines) use infixes more productively than English, where examples like "fan-bloody-tastic" are relatively rare. " grammar language linguistics 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 learn that English rarely uses infixes, unlike some other languages where adding elements inside the word is common. " 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 linguistics grammar Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To instill. Examples : "The coach infixes a sense of teamwork and discipline into his players through rigorous practice and motivational speeches. " mind philosophy soul Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To insert a morpheme inside an existing word. Examples : "In linguistic analysis, some languages infixes grammatical markers directly into the middle of words, rather than adding prefixes or suffixes. " language linguistics grammar phonetics word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading