FIX, v.t. [L. firus, figo.] 1. To make stable; to set or establish immovably. The universe is governed by fixed laws.2. To set or place permanently; to establish. The prince fixed his residence at York. The seat of our government is fixed at Washington in the district of Columbia. Some men have no fixed opinions.3. To make fast; to fasten; to attach firmly; as, to fix a cord or line to a hook.4. To set or place steadily; to direct, as the eye, without moving it; to fasten. The gentleman fixed his eyes on the speaker, and addressed him with firmness.5. To set or direct steadily, without wandering; as, to fix the attention. The preacher fixes the attention of his audience, or the hearers fix their attention on the preacher.6. To set or make firm, so as to bear a high degree of heat without evaporating; to deprive of volatility. Gold, diamonds, silver, platina, are among the most fixed bodies.7. To transfix; to pierce. [Little used.]8. To withhold from motion.9. In popular use, to put in order; to prepare; to adjust; to set or place in the manner desired or most suitable; as, to fix clothes or dress; to fix the furniture of a room. this use is analogous to that of set, in the phrase, to set a razor.FIX, v.i. 1. To rest; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering.Your kindness banishes your fear, resolved to fix forever here.2. To become firm, so as to resist volatilization.3. To cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable; as a metallic substance.To fix on, to settle the opinion or resolution on any thing; to determine on. The contracting parties have fixed on certain leading points. the legislature fixed on Wethersfield as the place for a State Prison.
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