Infix
Infix , transitive verb
[Latin infixus, p. p of infigere to infix; pref. in- in + figere to fix: compare French infixer. See Fix.]
1.
To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart. — Shakespeare
The fatal dart a ready passage found,
And deep within her heart infixed the wound.
2.
To implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as principles, thoughts, or instructions; as, to infix good principles in the mind, or ideas in the memory.
Infix , noun
1.
Something infixed. [Rare] — Welsford
2.
(Grammar) An element that is inserted into the body of an elemt which it threby modifies, as a letter within a word.