"defix" meaning in English

See defix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: defixes [present, singular, third-person], defixing [participle, present], defixed [participle, past], defixed [past]
Etymology: From Latin defixus, past participle of defigere (“to fix”), from de- + figere (“to fix”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|defixus}} Latin defixus Head templates: {{en-verb}} defix (third-person singular simple present defixes, present participle defixing, simple past and past participle defixed)
  1. (obsolete) To fix or fasten; to establish. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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