fixable

fixable: fix ► VERB 1) attach or position securely. 2) repair or restore. 3) decide or settle on. 4) make arrangements for. 5) make unchanging, constant or permanent. 6) (fix on) direct or be directed unwaveringly toward. 7) informal deviously influence the outcome of. 8) informal take an injection of a narcotic drug. 9) informal, chiefly N. Amer. provide with food or drink.

► NOUN 1) an act of fixing. 2) informal a difficult or awkward situation. 3) informal a dose of a narcotic drug to which one is addicted.

● fix up — Cf. ↑fix up

● get a fix on — Cf. ↑get a fix on

DERIVATIVES fixable adjective fixer noun.

ORIGIN Latin fixus 'fixed' , from figere 'fix, fasten' .

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fixable — ● fixable adjectif Qui peut être fixé. fixable [fiksabl] adj. ÉTYM. 1872; en alchimie, v. 1516, in D. D. L.; de fixer. ❖ ♦ Techn., didact … Encyclopédie Universelle
Fixable — Fix a*ble ( [.a]*b l), a. Capable of being fixed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fixable — late 15c., from FIX (Cf. fix) (v.) + ABLE (Cf. able) … Etymology dictionary
fixable — adjective a) Capable of being fixed, repairable. The word has no fixable meaning. b) attachable … Wiktionary
fixable — adjective see fix I … New Collegiate Dictionary
FIXABLE — adj. des deux genres Qu’on peut fixer … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
fixable — See fix. * * * … Universalium
fixable — Synonyms and related words: ameliorable, amendable, approachable, bribable, buyable, correctable, corrigible, corrupt, corruptible, curable, emendable, improvable, medicable, mendable, on the pad, on the take, purchasable, reclaimable,… … Moby Thesaurus
fixable — fi|xa|ble Mot Pla Adjectiu invariable … Diccionari Català-Català
fixable — adj. can be fixed … English contemporary dictionary

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