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Affix vs Conjoin - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between affix and conjoin

is that affix is to attach while conjoin is to join together; to unite; to combine.

As a noun affix

is that which is affixed; an appendage.

affix

English

(wikipedia affix)

Noun

(es)
  • That which is affixed; an appendage.
  • (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; formerly applied only to suffixes (also called postfixes), the term as now used comprises prefixes, suffixes, infixes, circumfixes, and suprafixes.
  • (mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated to the point in the Gauss Plane with coordinates (a,b).

    • Antonyms

    * nonaffix

    Hyponyms

    * (affixes)

    Coordinate terms

    * clitic

    Verb

    (es)
  • To attach.
  • * Ray
    • Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food
    to affix''' a stigma to a person; to '''affix ridicule or blame to somebody
  • To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
    • to affix''' a syllable to a word; to '''affix''' a seal to an instrument; to '''affix one's name to a writing
  • To fix or fasten figuratively; with on'' or ''upon .
    • eyes affixed upon the ground
    (Spenser)

    conjoin

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To join together; to unite; to combine.
    • They are representatives that will loosely conjoin a nation.
  • To marry.
    • I will conjoin you in holy matrimony.
  • (grammar) To join as coordinate elements, often with a coordinating conjunction, such as coordinate clauses.
  • (mathematics) To combine two sets, conditions, or expressions by a logical AND; to intersect.
  • To unite, to join, to league.
  • *1843 , '', book 2, ch. XVI, ''St. Edmund
    • And the Body of one Dead; — a temple where the Hero-soul once was and now is not: Oh, all mystery, all pity, all mute awe and wonder; Supernaturalism brought home to the very dullest; Eternity laid open, and the nether Darkness and the upper Light-Kingdoms; — do conjoin there, or exist nowhere!

    Derived terms

    * conjoined twin * conjoiner * conjoint * conjointly

    Related terms

    * conjunction * conjunctiva * conjunctive

    External links

    * Conjoin @ The Internet Grammar of English