reaffix

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/ɹiːəˈfɪks/

verb

To affix again.

“He reaffixed the fallen poster to the wall.”

OriginEnglish affix ← Latin affīxus ← Middle English re- →
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Meanings

verbreaffix (third-person singular simple present reaffixes, present participle reaffixing, simple past and past participle reaffixed)

present singular third person reaffixes · participle present reaffixing · participle past reaffixed · past reaffixed

  1. transitiveTo affix again.

    He reaffixed the fallen poster to the wall.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Latinaffīgō
  7. Latinaffīxus
  8. Englishaffix
  9. Englishreaffix

From re- + affix.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

affixer
Cite this entry
APA

reaffix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaffix

MLA

“reaffix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaffix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reaffix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaffix.

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