Etymology

defix

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Today it means: To fix, fasten, or establish. Full definition →

Latin defixus
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  1. Latin · derived fromdefixus
  2. English todaydefix

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

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