Category:Prefix

Pre*fix", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prefixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Prefixing.] Etym: [l. praefixus, p. p. of praefigere to fix or fasten before; Prae before + figere to fix: cf. F. préfix fixed beforehand, Determined, préfixer to prefix. See fix.]

1. To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing; as, To prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition to an agreement.

2. To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently. [obs.] " prefixed bounds. " locke. And now he hath to her prefixt a day. Spenser.

Prefix Pre"fix, n. Etym: [cf. F. préfixe.]

Defn: that which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables Combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its Signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.