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   In·fix

   verb

   • 1. implant or insert firmly in something: "the particles of mercury will infix themselves in the structure of the other metal"
   • 2. insert (a formative element) into the body of a word.

   noun

   • 1. a formative element inserted in a word.

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin infix- ‘fixed in’, from the verb infigere, from in- ‘into’ + figere ‘fasten’, reinforced by in-2 ‘into’ + fix. The noun is on the pattern of prefix and suffix.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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