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Synonyms
in·fix (ĭn-fĭkś)

[Back-formation from Middle English infixed, stuck in, from Latin īnfīxus past participle of īnfīgere, to fasten in, in-, in; see in–2, + fīgere, to fasten.]

transitive verb: -fixed, -fix·ing, -fix·es. 

  1. To fix in the mind; instill.
  2. Linguistics To insert (a morphological element) into the body of a word.

noun 

Linguistics
An inflectional or derivational element appearing in the body of a word. For example, in Tagalog, the active verb sulat “write” can be converted to a passive, “written,” by inserting the infix –in–, yielding sinulat.