Infixing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Infix \In*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infixed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Infixing}.] [L. infixus, p. p of infigere to infix; pref.
     in- in + figere to fix: cf. F. infixer. See {Fix}.]
     1. To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as,
        to infix a sting, spear, or dart. --Shak.
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              The fatal dart a ready passage found,
              And deep within her heart infixed the wound.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     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.
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