fix Copy link Outline I. To make fast, secure1. fīgo, xi, xum, 3 (most gen. term)2. destĭno, 1 (strictly, to f. down, as to the ground)II. To appoint, settle1. stătuo, i, ūtum, 32. constĭtuo, 3 (esp. when an appointment between parties is to be expressed)3. condīco, xi, ctum, 3 (to make an appointment)4. praestĭtuo, i, ūtum, 3 (beforehand)5. destĭno, 1 (definitely, decisively)6. (in pass. • fix: I. To make fast, secure: 1. fīgo, xi, xum, 3 (most gen. term): they f. the pieces of meat on spits, frusta verubus figunt, Virg.: the arms which had been f.'d upon the walls, arma quae fixa in parietibus fuerant, Cic. Fig.: to f. the eyes upon the ground, oculos in terram f., Sen. 2. destĭno, 1 (strictly, to f. down, as to the ground): to let down into the water and f. firmly, in aquam demittere d.que firmiter, Vitr.: v. to fix down. II. To appoint, settle: 1. stătuo, i, ūtum, 3: for the rest of the multitude the senate f.s a day, senatus ceterae multitudini diem s., Sall.: to f. time and place for an interview, tempus locumque colloquio s., Liv.: to f. limits, terminos s., Liv.: v. to appoint, determine. 2. constĭtuo, 3 (esp. when an appointment between parties is to be expressed): for this day the wedding was f.d, in hunc diem constitutae sunt nuptiae, Ter. And. 1, 5, 34: to f. a more advanced age for the consulate, grandiorem aetatem ad consulatum c., Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 47. 3. condīco, xi, ctum, 3 (to make an appointment): to f. time and place of meeting, tempus et locum coeundi c., Just.: Gell. 4. praestĭtuo, i, ūtum, 3 (beforehand): to f. beforehand how long we should speak, tempus quamdiu diceremus pr., Cic. Quint. 9, 33. 5. destĭno, 1 (definitely, decisively): to f. the hour of death (of a condemned person), horam mortis d., Cic. Off. 3, 10, 45: to f. a time for the contest, tempus ad certamen d., Liv. 33, 37, med.: a f.'d opinion, destinata sententia, Liv. 6. (in pass.: to be f.'d or agreed upon) convĕnio, vēni, ventum, 4: that signal had been f.'d upon, id convenerat signum, Liv.