† defixv.

/dɪˈfɪks/

Etymology: < Latin dēfix-, participial stem of dēfīgĕre to fasten down, < de- prefix 1a + fīgĕre to fix v., fasten. The early example of the past participle appears to have been formed immediately after Latin defixus, with English participial suffix.

Obsolete.

transitive. To fasten down; to fix firmly, definitely, or earnestly (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > make fast [verb (transitive)]

fastenOE

firmc1374

comforta1382

to make (something) fasta1400

anchor1425

defix?a1475

harden?1523

steeve1554

lock1590

confixa1616

secure1615

succour1688

belay1751

sicker1824

snackle1887

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 243 The spere of the messengere defixede in to the erthe schewede a prenosticacion and as a begynnenge of fiȝhte.

1599 R. Hakluyt tr. E. de Sande in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 89 They were constrained to defixe their princely seate and habitation in that extreme prouince of the north.

1605 J. Dove Confut. Atheisme 16 The eyes of the people will be defixed vpon them.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 264 Those Ten Horns answerable to the Beast with ten Horns in Daniel..seem to defix and determinate the Prophecy to that sense.

1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) ii. i. 146 When a man..defixes his thoughts, and suspends his determination till he see plain reason to incline him this way or that.

Derivatives

† deˈfixed adj. (also defixt) Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [adjective]

fastOE

sickera1400

branded1535

holdfast1567

firm1600

defixed1652

tight1687

anchored1789

well-reeved1812

hardfast1878

hand-tight1881

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 280 With defixed eyes, and distracted countenance.

a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 116 In intent and defixed thoughts upon some..Object.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	defix
释义	† defixv. /dɪˈfɪks/ Etymology: < Latin dēfix-, participial stem of dēfīgĕre to fasten down, < de- prefix 1a + fīgĕre to fix v., fasten. The early example of the past participle appears to have been formed immediately after Latin defixus, with English participial suffix. Obsolete. transitive. To fasten down; to fix firmly, definitely, or earnestly (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > make fast [verb (transitive)] fastenOE firmc1374 comforta1382 to make (something) fasta1400 anchor1425 defix?a1475 harden?1523 steeve1554 lock1590 confixa1616 secure1615 succour1688 belay1751 sicker1824 snackle1887 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 243 The spere of the messengere defixede in to the erthe schewede a prenosticacion and as a begynnenge of fiȝhte. 1599 R. Hakluyt tr. E. de Sande in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 89 They were constrained to defixe their princely seate and habitation in that extreme prouince of the north. 1605 J. Dove Confut. Atheisme 16 The eyes of the people will be defixed vpon them. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 264 Those Ten Horns answerable to the Beast with ten Horns in Daniel..seem to defix and determinate the Prophecy to that sense. 1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) ii. i. 146 When a man..defixes his thoughts, and suspends his determination till he see plain reason to incline him this way or that. Derivatives † deˈfixed adj. (also defixt) Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [adjective] fastOE sickera1400 branded1535 holdfast1567 firm1600 defixed1652 tight1687 anchored1789 well-reeved1812 hardfast1878 hand-tight1881 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 280 With defixed eyes, and distracted countenance. a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 116 In intent and defixed thoughts upon some..Object. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.?a1475
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