1
as in to etch
to produce a vivid impression of a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade

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2
as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win

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How does the verb infix differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of infix are implant, inculcate, inseminate, and instill. While all these words mean "to introduce into the mind," infix stresses firmly inculcating a habit of thought.

infixed a chronic cynicism

When would implant be a good substitute for infix?

Although the words implant and infix have much in common, implant implies teaching that makes for permanence of what is taught.

implanted a love of reading in her students

When is it sensible to use inculcate instead of infix?

The words inculcate and infix can be used in similar contexts, but inculcate implies persistent or repeated efforts to impress on the mind.

tried to inculcate in him high moral standards

When could inseminate be used to replace infix?

The meanings of inseminate and infix largely overlap; however, inseminate applies to a sowing of ideas in many minds so that they spread through a class or nation.

inseminated an unquestioning faith in technology

When might instill be a better fit than infix?

The words instill and infix are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, instill stresses gradual, gentle imparting of knowledge over a long period of time.

instill traditional values in your children

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  • They are etched on the plaque and also in the hearts and minds of our students.
    Grant H. Cornwell, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Kevin Durant continues to etch his name into NBA history books.
    Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
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  • Fortunately, most vegetable seeds are easy–they can be planted right away.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The style had been around since at least the ‘80s, and back then, it was firmly planted in our cultural mindset as a garment reserved solely for mothers.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • In the study, published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, a team of researchers has demonstrated that stone artifacts found in certain caves in the Levant were deliberately engraved with geometric patterns.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Finally, the third and final build of Bilgin’s 263-foot superyacht series, Al Reem, completed the triumvirate, clearly engraving the boutique yacht builder’s status as a leader within the industry.
    Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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  • Animal welfare organizations have long advocated for regulating purebred breeders, due to the many purebred pets that face neglect or abandonment after being bred in unsanitary conditions or for profit, something that Helen Woodward Animal Center echoes.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Shirley poppies, bred from corn poppies outside Shirley, England, in the 1880s, come up in red, pink, rose, lilac, salmon and white.
    Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
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  • Only about 50 such devices have ever been implanted in the United States.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the fertility clinic has not been able to clarify what exactly happened to her own embryo—there’s a chance that it was mistakenly implanted in another person as well.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 19 Feb. 2025
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  • Popovich will try to return to the sidelines next season and everyone will be heavily rooting to his return.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • That conviction was rooted largely in the testimony of Justin Sneed, an adolescent maintenance man, who beat Van Treese to death with a baseball bat.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • What’s more, she’s now embedded in a family of vampires who keep emphasizing how good her blood smells.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Contextualizing a woman’s death by embedding it into a show about how happy but also stressed the Baldwins are as a result of her death is … grim.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Infix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infix. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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