infix
[verb]
Synonyms: entrench, embed, fix, ingrain, lodge, root, implant, inculcate, inseminate, instill

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infix noun

1. a letter or group of letters added to the middle of a word to change its meaning
   Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin infix- ‘fixed in’, from the verb infigere, from in- ‘into’ + figere ‘fasten’, reinforced by in- ‘into’ + fix. The noun is on the pattern of prefix and suffix.

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