Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FIX
FIX, v.t. [Fr. fixer; Sp. fixar; It. fissare; L. fixus, figo. Class Bg.]
- To make stable; to set or establish immovably. The universe is governed by fixed laws.
- To set or place permanently; to establish. The prince fixed his residence at York. The seat of our government is fixed at Washington in the district of Columbia. Some men have no fixed opinions.
- To make fast; to fasten; to attach firmly; as, to fix a cord or line to a hook.
- To set or place steadily; to direct, as the eye, without moving it; to fasten. The gentleman fixed his eyes on the speaker, and addressed him with firmness.
- To set or direct steadily, without wandering; as, to fix the attention. The preacher fixes the attention of his audience, or the hearers fix their attention on the preacher.
- To set or make firm, so as to bear a high degree of heat without evaporating; to deprive of volatility. Gold, diamonds, silver, platina, are among the most fixed bodies.
- To transfix; to pierce. [Little used.] Sandys.
- To withhold from motion.
- In popular use, to put in order; to prepare; to adjust; to set or place in the manner desired or most suitable; as, to fix clothes or dress; to fix the furniture of a room. This use is analogous to that of set, in the phrase, to set a razor.
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