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Meaning
Verb
●
To
pierce
; now
generally
replaced
by transfix.
(Of a
piercing
look) to
direct
at someone.
●
To
attach
; to
affix
; to
hold in
place or at a particular time.
To focus or
determine
(oneself, on a
concept
); to fixate.
●
In Chess:
To
attach
; to
affix
; to
hold in
place or at a particular time.
To
prevent
enemy
pawns
from
advancing
by
directly
opposing
the most
advanced
one with one
of one's own
pawns
so as to
threaten
to
capture
any
advancing
backward
pawns
.
●
To
mend
, to repair.
●
To
prepare
(food or drink).
●
To make (a
contest
,
vote
, or
gamble
)
unfair
; to
privilege
one
contestant
or a particular group of
contestant
s, usually before the
contest
begins
; to
arrange
immunity
for
defendants
by
tampering
with the
justice
system via
bribery
or extortion.
●
In American English:
To
surgically
render
an
animal
, especially a
pet
, infertile.
●
In Mathematics & Semantics:
To
map
a (point or
subset
) to itself.
●
To
take revenge
on, to best; to
serve
justice
on an
assumed
miscreant.
●
To
render
(a
photographic
impression
)
permanent
by
treating
with such
applications
as will
make it
insensitive
to the
action
of light.
●
In Biology & Chemistry:
To
convert
into a
stable
or available form.
●
To become
fixed
; to
settle
or
remain
permanently
; to
cease
from
wandering
; to rest.
●
To become
firm
,
so as to
resist
volatilization
; to
cease
to
flow
or be
fluid
; to
congeal
; to become
hard
and
malleable
, as a
metallic
substance.
●
To
shoot
; to
inject
a drug.
Noun
●
A
repair
or
corrective
action.
●
A
difficult situation
; a
quandary
or
dilemma
; a predicament.
●
A
single
dose
of a
narcotic
drug
, especially when injected.
●
A
prearrangement
of the
outcome
of a
supposedly
competitive
process, such as a
sporting
event
,
a game
, an
election
, a
trial
, or a bid.
●
A
determination
of location.
●
In American English:
fettlings (mixture used to
line
a furnace)
●
Abbreviation of
factor
IX. (
clotting factor
IX)
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
fix
English
fixer
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Patch
Doctor
Rig
Establish
Impale
Stick
Join
Unite
Rectify
Repair
Fixe
Neuter
Spay
Desex
Castrate
Settle
Anchor
Fettling
Settle Down
Run Through
Put Together
Difficult Situation
Make Whole
More
Antonyms
Move
Change
Mobilise
Abrogate
Break
Related
Solve
Resolve
Remedy
Change
Handle
Install
Cure
Undo
Replace
Troubleshoot
Update
Correct
Implement
Tweak
Remove
Reset
Redo
Mend
Rebuild
Address
Overcome
Manage
Restore
Detect
Tackle
Check
Setup
Avoid
Eliminate
Improve
Adjust
Answer
Hack
Bypass
Modify
Build
Prevent
Spot
Bug
Control
Cover
Option
Alleviate
Clean
Inspect
Upgrade
Release
Delete
Replacement
Remediate
Refresh
Close
Download
Reduce
Patch Up
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Rhymes
Mix
Six
Pix
Dix
Fix
Pyx
Nix
Blix
Brix
Hicks
Affix
Infix
Picks
Licks
Suffix
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