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Affixed vs Affied - What's the difference?

affixed | affied |

As verbs the difference between affixed and affied

is that affixed is past tense of affix while affied is past tense of affy.

affixed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (affix)

    • 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)

    affied

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (affy)

    • affy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) afier, from (affidare).

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To trust ((in) someone or something); to rely ((on)).
  • * c. 1590 , (William Shakespeare), Titus Andronicus , First Folio 1623, I.1:
    • Marcus Andronicus, so I do affie / In thy vprightnesse and Integrity […].
  • (obsolete) To promise to marry (someone); to be engaged to.
  • * 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , IV.8:
    • He, though affide unto a former love, / To whom his faith he firmely ment to hold, / […] Her graunted love, but with affection cold […].

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of (affidavit).

    Noun

    (affies)
  • (slang) An affidavit to be signed by a contest winner to confirm eligibility.
  • * 1997 , "Sandretto", Singapore Contest....'' (on newsgroup ''alt.consumers.sweepstakes )
    • If you have won a monthly prize, they will send you an affy and have you send it back. Then your prize comes from a courier.
  • * 1999 , "Suzy", Any BIG winners?'' (on newsgroup ''alt.consumers.sweepstakes )
    • The contest ended in mid November, I got the affy Christmas eve, and I picked up the car February 4th or 5th.