## Meanings
1. To repair something that is broken or not working.
2. To decide on or arrange something definitely.
3. To fasten something firmly in place so it cannot move.
4. To dishonestly control the result of an event such as a race or game.
5. A difficult or awkward situation.

## Examples
- Can you fix my bike? The chain is broken.
- Let's fix the date for the party.
- Let's fix the picture to the wall.
- They were accused of fixing the match.
- We were in a real fix when the car broke down.

## Synonyms
- castrate
- desex
- impale
- join
- neuter
- patch
- rectify
- repair
- spay
- stick
- unite

## Antonyms
- change
- move

## Derived Forms
- affix
- affixative
- biofix
- cryofix
- fix-it
- fix-up
- fixability
- fixable
- fixed
- fixer-upper
- fixety
- fixie

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰeygʷ-
- Root: fixen
- Root: *fixer
- Root: fīxus

## Etymology
From Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fix (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin fīxus (“immovable; steady; stable; fixed”), from fīgō (“to drive in; stick; fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to jab; stick; set”). Related to dig.

## AI Etymology
Fix comes from Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fix (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin fīxus (“immovable; steady; stable; fixed”), from fīgō (“to drive in; stick; fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to jab; stick; set”). Related to dig. In current use, the main senses are “To repair something that is broken or not working” and “To decide on or arrange something definitely”.

## Topics
- Sports & Fitness

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