Emily Dickinson Lexicon

AF-FIX', v.t. [L. affigo, affixum, of ad and figo, to fix; Gr. πηγω, πηγνυω, πηξω; Eng. peg. See Fix.]

1. To unite at the end; to subjoin, annex, or add at the close; to affix a syllable to a word; affix a seal to an instrument.
2. To attach, unite, or connect with, as names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things.
3. To fix or fasten in any manner. In this sense, fix is more generally used.