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defix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fix
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fix, fasten, or establish.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin defixus, past participle of defigere (“to fix”), from de- + figere (“to fix”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

defixes (present, singular) defixing (participle, present) defixed (participle, past) defixed (past)

Questions

What does defix mean?
To fix, fasten, or establish.
Where does defix come from?
From Latin defixus, past participle of defigere (“to fix”), from de- + figere (“to fix”).

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