Infix /(?)/

In·fix

Infix

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Infixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Infixing

  1. To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart.
    The fatal dart a ready passage found, And deep within her heart infixed the wound.
  2. To implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as principles, thoughts, or instructions; as, to infix good principles in the mind, or ideas in the memory.

Infix

n.
  1. Something infixed. [R.]
  2. An element that is inserted into the body of an elemt which it threby modifies, as a letter within a word. (Grammar)