v. & n.
--v.tr.
1. (usu. foll. by to, on) attach, fasten.
2 add in writing (a signature or postscript).
3 impress (a seal or stamp).
--n.
1. an appendage; an addition.
2 Gram. an addition or element placed at the beginning (prefix) or end ( suffix) of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a word (infix), to modify its meaning.
Derivatives:
affixture n.
Etymology: F affixer, affixe or med.L affixare frequent. of L affigere (as AD-, figere fix- fix)