[af.fix] vt [L affixus, pp. of affigere to fasten to, fr. ad- + figere to fasten--more at fix] (1533) 1: to attach physically "~ a stamp to a letter"
2: to attach in any way: add, append "~ a signature to a document"
3: impress "~ed my seal" syn see fasten -- af.fix.able adj -- af.fix.a.tion n -- af.fix.ment n
[2]af.fix n (1612) 1: one or more sounds or letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning or end of a word, base, or phrase or inserted within a word or base and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form
2: appendage -- af.fix.al or af.fix.i.al adj