1. a morpheme inserted within a word rather than at the beginning or end
Usage: linguistics

1. to insert or implant firmly

Examples

• The infix ‘-um-‘ appears in some Tagalog words.
• In linguistics, an infix is less common than prefixes and suffixes.
• The needle was infixed deep in the wood.
• She infixed the idea firmly in her students’ minds.
• The surgeon infixed the metal rod into the bone.
• Ancient languages often used infixes to modify word meanings.